16547. Adulteration and misbranding of ground chili peppers.   U. S. v. 82 Bar¬
rels, etc.    (F. D. C. No. 29326.   Sample No. 73833-K.) 

LIBEL FILED :   May 19, 1950, Southern District of New York.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about February 20, 1950, by Gonzales & Blanco, Los 
Angeles, Calif.
PRODUCT:   132   250-pound barrels of ground chili peppers at New York, N. Y.
NATURE OF CHARGE : Adulteration, Section 402 (b) (3), artificial color had been 
added to the article to conceal inferiority or damage; and, Section 402 (b) 
(4), artificial coloring had been added to the article and mixed and packed 
with it so as to make it appear better and of greater value than it was.
Misbranding, Section 403 (k), the product contained artificial coloring and 
failed to bear labeling stating that fact.
DISPOSITION: August 7, 1950. The shipper having appeared as claimant and 
consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was entered and 
the court ordered that the product be released under bond to be converted into 
stock feed, under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration.