10165. Misbranding of canned peas.   TJ. S. v. 400 Cases of Canned Peas.   Consent
decree of condemnation.   Product ordered released under bond.    (F. D. C.
No. 17642.   Sample No. 7350-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   October 10,1945, District of New Jersey.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about July 16, 1945, by the Lake Shore Canning Co., 
from Cleveland, Wis.
product was shipped unlabeled, and no written agreement existed between the 
shipper and consignee as to the labeling.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding, Section 403 (h) (1), the product was below 
standard; Section 403 (e) (1), it was a food in package form and failed to bear 
a label containing the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, 
or distributor; and, Section 403 (e) (2), it failed to bear a label containing 
an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents. Further misbranding, 
Section 403 (g) (2), its label failed to bear, as required by the regulations, the 
name of the food specified in the definition and standard of identity for canned 
peas.
DISPOSITION : November 13,1945. J. H. Haar & Sons, Jersey City, N. J., claimant, 
having admitted the allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation was 
entered and the product was ordered released under bond to be relabeled under 
the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration.