20267. Misbranding of canned salmon.   U. S. v. 6 Cases * * *.    (F. D. C. No.
34558.   Sample No. 64213-L.) 
LIBEL FILED :    On or about January 27, 1953, Western District of Washington. 
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :    On or about September 5, 1952, from Sitka, Alaska. 
PRODUCT:    6 cases, each -containing 48    7%-ounce cans, of salmon at Seattle,. 
Wash.
RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION : The product was shipped unlabeled and was- 
labeled at Seattle, Wash. Examination showed that the product was Alaska 
sockeye salmon and not Quinault blueback salmon. 
LABEL IN PART: (Can) "Bud Linsley's Quinault Blueback Salmon." 
NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding, Section 403 (a), the label statement "Quin- 
ault Blueback Salmon" was false and misleading as applied to salmon other 
than blueback salmon caught in the Quinault River. The article was mis- 
branded while held for sale after shipment in interstate commerce.
DISPOSITION : May 18, 1953. Default decree of destruction. The court ordered 
that the product be delivered to a Federal institution.