20027. Adulteration and misbranding of canned sardines.   U. S. v. 258 Cases * * *.
(F. D. C. No. 34262.   Sample No. 42398-L.) 
LIBEL FILED :   December 2, 1952, Northern District of California. 
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:   On or about November 19, 1952, the Sea Beach Packing 
Co., Monterey, Calif., delivered the product to San Francisco, Calif., for ship- 
ment to the Philippine Islands.
PRODUCT: 258 cases, each containing 100 5-ounce cans, of sardines at San 
Francisco, Calif.    Examination showed that the product was anchovies.
LABEL IN PART :    (Can) "Velera Brand   California Sardines   in Tomato Sauce."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (b) (2), anchovies had been 
substituted in whole or in part for sardines.
Misbranding, Section 403  (b), the article was offered for sale under the 
name of another food, sardines.
DISPOSITION : February 13, 1953. P. J. Rhodes & Co., San Francisco, Calif., 
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 Federal Security Agency.