18721. Misbranding of canned cherries.   U. Si v. 18 Cases   *   *   *.    (F. D. C.
No. 32173.   Sample No. 2990-L.) 
LIBEL FILED :   November 21,1951, District of Columbia.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about September 20, 1951, by the Wegner Canning 
Corp., from Sodus, N. Y.
PRODUCT: 18 cases, each containing 24 1-pound, 3-ounce cans, of cherries at 
Washington, D. C.
LABEL IN PART:   "Shurfine   Pitted   Bed Sour Cherries   Extra Heavy Syrup."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding, Section 403 (g) (2), the product was a food 
for which a definition and standard of identity has been prescribed by regula- 
tions, and its label failed to bear, as required by the regulations, the name 
of the optional packing medium present in the food since the label bore the 
statement "In Extra Heavy Syrup," whereas the product was packed in heavy 
sirup.
DISPOSITION : February 6, 1952, Default decree of condemnation. The court 
ordered that the product be delivered to charitable institutions.