19265. Misbranding of frozen snapper fillets.   IT. S. v. 6 Cases * * *.   (F. D. C.
No. 33196.   Sample No. 38715-L.)
LIBEL FILED :   April 22,1952, District of Columbia.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : March 12, 1952, by the Atalanta Trading Corp., from New 
York, N. Y.
PRODUCT: 6 cases, each containing 5 5-pound cartons, of frozen snapper fillets 
at Washington, D. C.
LABEL IN PART :    "Gulf Snapper Fillets."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding, Section 403 (a), the label designation "Snap- 
per" was false and misleading as applied to fish of the grouper species; Sec- 
tion 403 (b), the product was offered for sale under the name of another 
food, namely, red snapper fish; and, Section 403 (e) (1), the label failed 
to bear the common or usual name of the food, i. e., grouper.
DISPOSITION : May 26, 1952. The Atalanta Trading Corp., claimant, having 
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 relabeled, 
under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration.