19134. Adulteration and misbranding of pickle chips.   U. S. v. 494 Cases * * *.
(F. D. C. No. 31903.    Sample No. 11212-L.)
LIBEL FILED:    October 18, 1951, Northern District of Ohio. 
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :    On or about May 3, 1951, by I. Miller Pickles, Inc., from 
North Tonawanda, N. Y.
PRODUCT:   494 cases, each containing 4   1-gallon jars, of pickle chips at Cleve- 
land, Ohio. 
LABEL IN PART:    "Bertman Sweet Crispy Pickle Chips   One-half pint fluid." 
NATURE OF CHARGE:   Adulteration, Section 402 (b)   (2), brine had been sub- 
stituted in part for pickle chips.
Misbranding, Section 403 (d), the container was so made, formed, or filled 
as to be misleading; and, Section 403 (e) (2), the product was food in 
package form and failed to bear a label containing an accurate statement 
of the quantity of the contents. (Examination disclosed that less than % of 
the volume of the jars contained pickle chips, with the remainder consisting 
of brine.)
DISPOSITION : September 3,1952. The shipper, claimant, having admitted that 
the product was labeled inaccurately, the court entered judgment of condemna- 
tion ordering that the product be released under bond to be relabeled in com- 
pliance with the law' and sold to institutions, under the supervision of the 
Food and Drug Administration.
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