5078,  Biistoz-aaiaiias: of eaxie 8irn?.    U. S.     *     *     *     v. Georgia Cane Product?
Co., a corporation.    FJea, of guilty.     Pine, Spl? and costs.     (F, & D..?
No. 7263.    I. S. No. 11102-1.)
On June 14, 1916, the United States attorney for the Northern District of?
Georgia, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the?
District Court of the United States for said district an information against?
the Georgia Cane Product Co., a corporation, Columbus, Ga., alleging shipment?
by said company, in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, on or about March?
15, 1915, from the State of Georgia into the State of Texas, of a quantity of?
cane sirup, which was misbranded. The1 article was labeled in part:?
" Williams' Pure Georgia Cane Syrup, Georgia Cane Product Co., Columbus,?
Ga.    *    *    *    Net weight 9 Lbs. and 3 Ozs.".
Analysis of a sample of the article by the Bureau of Chemistry of this?
department showed the average net weight of 8 packages to be 8 pounds, 4.0o?
ounces, or a shortage of 10.17 per cent.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in the information for the reason?
that the statement, to wit, " Net Weight 9 Lbs. and 3 Ozs.", borne on the label?
attached to the can containing it was fafse and misleading in that it repre??
sented that the contents of said can weighed 9 pounds and 3 ounces; and for?
the further reason that it was labeled as aforesaid so as to deceive and mis??
lead the purchaser info the belief that the contents of said can weighed 9?
pounds and 8 ounces, whereas, in truth and in fact, said contents did not, but?
weighed a less amount. Misbranding was alleged for the further reason that?
the article was in package form, and the quantity of the contents was not;?
plainly and conspicuously marked on the outside of the package.
On December 4, 1916, the defendant company entered a plea of guilty to the?
information, and the court imposed a fine of $10 and costs.
CLABENCE OTJSLEY, Acting Secretary of Agriculture,
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