6389. Misbranding of salad dressing. U. S. v. 29 Cases of Salad Dressing. De- 
fault decree of condemnation. Product ordered delivered to local hos- 
pitals.    (F. D. C. No. 11586.   Sample No. 50161-F.)
LIBEL FILED :    January 7,1944, Northern District of West Virginia.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about October 20 and December 7, 1943, by the Lee-
Thompson-Fawcett Co., from Pittsburgh, Pa. 
PRODUCT:   29 cases, each containing 12 jars, of salad dressing at Wheeling,
W.Va. 
LABEL IN PART :    (Jars) "Bell-View Salad Dressing   *    *   *   27 Oz. Avd."
VIOLATIONS CHARGED: Misbranding, Section 403 (a), the statement on the label, 
"27 Oz. Avd.," was false and misleading as applied to the product since it was 
short weight; and, Section 403 (e) (2), the article was in package form and 
failed to bear a label containing an accurate statement of the quantity of the 
contents.
DISPOSITION : February 1, 1944. No claimant having appeared, judgment of con- 
demnation was entered and the product was ordered delivered to local hospitals, 
for use by the institutions and not for sale.
MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PRODUCTS