7342.  Adulteration and misbi-aiiding- of olive oil.     V. S.    *    *    *    v. 23 Cans 
of Olive Oil.    Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and sale.
(F. & D. No. 10487.     I. S. No. 12944-r.     S. No. E-1478.)
On June 3, 1919, the United States attorney for the District of Massachusetts, 
acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the District Court 
of the United States for said district a libel of information praying the seizure 
and condemnation of 23 cans of olive oil, consigned on April 29, 1919, at Pea- 
body, Mass., alleging that the article had been shipped by Spiropulos & Theodore, 
New York, N. Y., and transported from the State of New York into the Com- 
monwealth of Massachusetts, and charging adulteration and misbranding in 
violation of the Food and Drugs Act, as amended. The article was labeled in 
part, "Olio Puro La Vittoria Degli Alleati Brand (map of Italy and woman 
holding Italian flag) Pure Salad Oil flavored slightly with pure Olive Oil 
Net Contents Half Gallon Packed by Spiropulos and Theodore, New York, 
U. S. A."
Adulteration of the article was alleged in the libel of information for the 
reason that cottonseed and corn oils had been packed therewith so as to reduce, 
lower, and injuriously affect its quality and strength, and had been substituted 
wholly or in part for olive oil.
Misbranding of the article was alleged for the reason that the designs and 
devices appearing on the labels were false and misleading and deceived and 
misled the purchaser, 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. 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 conspicuously declared on the Kans.
On September 5, 1919, no claimant having appeared for the property, judg- 
ment of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the 
court that the product be sold by the United States marshal.
C. F. MARVIN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture..