9274. Misbranding1 of nougat candy.    U.  S. v. 360 Cartons of  Nougat Candy.
Default decree of condemnation.    Product ordered delivered to a chari- 
table institution.     (F. D. C. No. 18701.    Sample No. 11677-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   December 26, 1945, District of Massachusetts.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about October 25, 1945, by C. A. Ferrara, Inc., from 
New York, N. Y.
PRODUCT: 360 10-ounce cartons of nougat candy at Boston, Mass. The product 
was short-weight.
LABEL IN PART: "Torrone Ferrara Nougat Candy Net Weight 10 Ozs." 
NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding, Section 403 (d), the container of the article 
was so filled as to be misleading since the candy occupied an average of only 
56 percent of the box; and, Section 403 (e) (2), the label of the article failed 
to bear an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents. 
DISPOSITION : March 18, 1946. No claimant having appeared, judgment of con- 
demnation was entered and the product was ordered delivered to a charitable 
institution.
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