8947. Misbranding of canned peas.   U. S. v. 392 Cases of Canned Peas.    Consent
decree ordering the release of the product under bond. (F. D. C. No. 15186. 
Sample No. 26604-H.)
LIBEL FILED:   February 5, 1945, District of Colorado.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about December 19, 1944, by the Woods Cross Can- 
ning Co., from Clearfield, Utah.
PRODUCT: 392 cases, each containing 24 1-pound, 4-ounce cans, of peas at 
Denver, Colo. Examination showed that the article was substandard in 
quality because of the presence of hard peas in excess of the maximum per- 
mitted by the standard.
LABEL, IN PART :   "Clearfield Brand   Ungraded Sweet Peas."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding, Section 403 (h) (1), the product purported 
to be and was represented as canned peas, a food for which a standard of 
quality has been prescribed by law, but its quality fell below the standard and 
its label failed to bear the substandard legend.
DISPOSITION : April 23, 1945. The Woods Cross Canning Co., claimant, having 
admitted the allegations of the libel, judgment was entered and the product 
was ordered released under bond for relabeling under the supervision of the 
Food and Drug Administration.