F. & D. No 1035.
I. S. No. 26078-a.	
Issued September 6,1910.
United States Department of Agriculture,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY.
NOTICE OF JUDGMENT NO. 547, POOD AND DRUGS ACT.
MISBRANDING OF COFFEE.
On or about June 12, 1909, the John H. Fitch Coffee Company,?
Incorporated, of Youngstown, Ohio, shipped from the State of Ohio?
to the State of Pennsylvania a consignment of coffee labeled on the?
outside of the package, "New Government blend coffee," and on?
embossed placards contained in the box with the packages of coffee?
was the statement, " New Government Java Blend Coffee." A sample?
from this shipment was procured and analyzed by the Bureau of?
Chemistry, United States Department of Agriculture, and as it?
appeared from the findings of the analyst and report thereon that?
the product was misbranded within the meaning of the Food and?
Drugs Act of June 30, 1906, the Secretary of Agriculture afforded?
the John H. Fitch Coffee Company, Incorporated, and the dealer?
from whom the sample was purchased opportunities for hearings.?
As it appeared after hearings held that the said shipment was made?
in violation of the act, the Secretary of Agriculture reported the facts?
to the Attorney-General, with a statement of the evidence upon?
which to base a prosecution.
In due course a criminal information was filed against the said?
John H. Fitch Coffee Company, Incorporated, in the District Court?
of the United States for the Northern District of Ohio, charging the?
above shipment and alleging that the product was misbranded, in?
that the label thereon and the placards accompanying the package?
were so branded as to deceive and mislead the purchaser into believ??
ing that the package contained Java coffee when as a matter of fact?
it did not contain Java coffee.
On June 28, 1910, defendant entered a plea of guilty and the court?
imposed a fine of $25 and costs.
This notice is given pursuant to section 4 of the Food and Drugs?
Act of June 30, 1906.
W. M. HAYS,?
Acting Secretary of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, D. C, August 5, 1910.
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