7078. Adulteration and misbranding of olive oil. TT. S. * * *" v. 24 Gal- 
lon Cans and- 24 HaM-g-Ei-Ilo-n Cans- of ?Et<ve Oil (so eaJSed).- J>efan^ 
decree of condemnation, forfeiture, an.dE sale. (F. & D. Noi 964>2., 
I.  S-. No.  12713-r.    S. No.  E-1218.)
On January 29, 1919, the United States attorney for the District of Connecti- 
cut,, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the District 
Court of the United States for said' district a libel for the seizure and con- 
demnation of 24 gallon cans and 24 half-gallon cans of olive oil (so called)1, 
remaining unsold in the original unbroken packages at Hartford, Conn., alleging 
that the article had been shipped on or about September 12, 1918, by the 
Basileous Importing Co., New York, N. Y., and transported from the State of 
New York into the State of Connecticut, and charging adulteration and mis- 
branding in violation of the Food and Drugs' Act, as amended. The article was' 
labeled, in part, " Pure Extra Fine Olive Oil Madrid Brand, Imported from 
Spain."
Adulteration of the article was alleged in substance in the libel for the reason 
that cottonseed and corn oils had been mixed and packed therewith so as to 
reduce, lower, and injuriously affect its quality and strength, and had been 
substituted almost wholly for olive oil, which the article purported to be.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in substance for the reason that the 
labels on the cans bore statements which were false and misleading, that is 
to say, the statement, to wit, " Pure Extra Fine Olive Oil Madrid Brand, Im- 
ported from Spain," was intended to be of such a character as to induce the pur- 
chaser to believe that it was olive oil, when, in truth and in fact, it was not; 
and for the further reason that it purported to be a foreign product, when, in 
truth and in fact, it was a product of domestic manufacture, packed in the 
United States; and for the further reason that it was an imitation of, and was 
offered for sale under the distinctive name of, another article, to wit, olive 
oil; and for the -further reason that the statements borne on the labels of the, 
cans, to wit, " One Full Gallon " and " Half Full Gallon," respectively, repre- 
sented that the contents of the .cans were, respectively, one gallon and one- 
half gallon, whereas there was a shortage of volume in each of said cans. 
Misbranding of the article was alleged for the further reason that it was food 
in package form, and the quantity of the contents was not plainly and con- 
spicuously marked on the outside of the package in terms of weight, measure, 
or numerical count.
On March 28, 1919, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment 
of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the court that 
the product should be sold by the United States marshal at private sale.
E. D. BALL, 
Acting Secretary of Agriculture.