18526. Misbranding of  canned  sweetpotatoes.   U.  S.  v.  62  Cases   *   *   *.
(F. D. O. No. 32601..   Sample No. 7237-L.)
LIBEL FILED :    January 17,1952, Western District of Pennsylvania.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about March 20, 1951, by John N. Wright, Jr., from 
Federalsburg, Md.
PRODUCT:    62 cases, each containing 24   1-pound, 2-ounce cans, of sweetpotatoes
at Windber, Pa. 
LABEL IN PART:    "Wright's   Vacuum  Pack   Whole   Sweet Potatoes." 
NATURE  OF  CHARGE:   Misbranding,   Section  403   (a),  the  label   designation
"Whole," together with a vignette depicting a plate of whole sweetpotatoes,
was false and misleading since the product resembled mashed sweet potatoes;
and, Section 403 (d), the container was so filled as to be misleading.    (The
product occupied approximately two-thirds of the can.) 
DISPOSITION:   March 12, 1952.   Default decree of condemnation.   The court
ordered that the product be delivered to a charitable institution.