12195. Adulteration and misbranding of oil.    U. S. v. 15 Cans    *    *    *.    (F. D. C.
TSTo. 22506.    Sample No. 50165-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   February 7,1947, Southern District of Texas.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about November 1, 1946, by Paramount Food, from 
New York, N. Y.
PBODtrcT: 15 unlabeled cans, each containing 5 gallons, of oil at Houston, Tex. 
The product was purchased as olive oil and was repackaged and sold as olive 
oil. Analysis showed that it consisted essentially of cottonseed oil, with a 
small amount of olive oil.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (b) (2), an article consisting 
essentially of cottonseed oil, with a small amount of olive oil, had been 
substituted for olive oil, which the article was represented to be.
Misbranding, Section 403 (b), the article was offered for sale under the 
name of another food, olive oil; Section 403 (e) (1), it failed to bear a label 
containing the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or 
distributor; Section 403 (e) (2), it failed to bear a label containing an 
accurate statement of the quantity of the contents; and, Section 403 (i) (2), 
it was fabricated from two or more ingredients, and its label failed to bear 
the common or usual name of each such ingredient.
DISPOSITION : September 8, 1947. The La Vita Italian Oil Corporation, Hous- 
ton, Tex., claimant, having consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of 
condemnation was entered and the product was ordered released under bond 
for relabeling, under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration.