17695. Adulteration and misbranding of peanut butter.    U.  S.  v.  13  Cases
*    *    *.    (F.D.C. No. 30907.   Sample No. 812-L.)
LIBEL FILED :   April 10,1951, Southern District of Florida.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about February 13, 1951, by Rose City Foods, Inc., 
from Thomasville, Ga. 
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PRODUCT:   13 cases, each containing 12 jars, of peanut butter at Miami, Fla.
LABEL, IN PART :    (Jar)    "Rose Kist   Peanut Butter   Net Wt. 31 Ozs."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted 
in whole or in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of insects, 
insect parts, rodent excreta, and rodent hairs; Section 402 (a) (4), it had 
been prepared under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become con- 
taminated with filth; and, Section 402 (b) (2), peanut butter with added 
dextrose had been substituted in whole or in part for peanut butter.
Misbranding, Section 403 (e) (2), the product failed to bear a label con- 
taining an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents. The product 
was short of the declared weight.
DISPOSITION:   May 7, 1951.   Default decree of condemnation and destruction.
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