15731. Adulteration and misbranding of canned field peas.   U. S. v. 454 Cases
*   *    *.    (F. D. C. No. 28043.    Sample No. 1262-K.) 
LIBEL FILED :   On or about October 20, 1949, Eastern District of South Carolina. 
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :    On or about August 23, 1949, by the R. O. Kelley Co., from
Midville, Ga. 
PRODUCT:   454 cases, each containing 24   1-pound, 3-ounce cans, of field peas at
Darlington, S. C. 
LABEL IN PART:    (Can) "Kelley's Best   Georgia Field Peas with Snaps." 
NATURE OF CHARGE:   Adulteration, Section 402 (b)  (2), packing medium had
been substituted in part for peas.
Misbranding, Section 403 (d), the container of the article was so filled as 
to be misleading since it contained excess packing medium and fewer peas 
than are usually present and expected in cans of the size involved. 
DISPOSITION: November 18, 1949. The B. O. Kelley Co., claimant, having 
consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was entered 
and the court ordered that the product be released under bond for relabeling, 
under the supervision of the Federal Security Agency.