15149. Adulteration and misbranding of salad oil.   U. S. v. 14 Cases   *   *   *.
(F. D. C. No. 27327.    Sample No. 5264-K.) 
LIBEL FILED :   June 15,1949, District of Maine. 
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:   On or about April 18, 1949, by the A. Accardi Co., from
Boston, Mass. 
PRODUCT:   14 cases, each containing 6   1-gallon cans, of salad oil at Lewiston,
Maine. 
LABEL IN PART:   "One Gallon   La Regina Brand   High Grade Family Oil
This can contains 95% high grade vegetable Oil and 5% imported olive oil."
NATURE OF CHARGE:   Adulteration, Section 402 (b)  (1), a valuable constituent, 
olive oil, had been in whole or in part omitted, and, Section 402  (b)   (4), 
. artificial color and flavor had been added to the article and mixed and packed 
with it so as to make it appear better or of greater value than it was.
Misbranding, Section 403 (a), the label statement "This can contains * * * 
5% imported olive oil" was false and misleading since the product contained 
little or no olive oil; Section 403 (e) (2), the product was in package form 
and failed to bear a label containing an accurate statement of the quantity of 
the contents (the cans contained less than the declared volume, "One Gallon") ; 
and, Section 403 (k), the product contained artificial flavor and color and 
failed to bear a label stating that fact.
DISPOSITION : July 29,1949. The A. Accardi Co., claimant, having consented to 
the entry of a decree, 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.