11350.?Adulteration and misbranding of red kidney beans. IT. S. v. 43?
Cases of Red Kidney Beans, So-Cailed. Default decree of condemna??
tion and forfeiture. Product ordered delivered to charitable institu??
tion.     (F. & D. No. 12215.    I. S. No. 15978-r.    S. No. E-1995.)
On March 12, 1920, the United States attorney for the Middle District of?
Pennsylvania, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the?
District Court of the United States for said district a libel praying the seizure?
and condemnation of 43 cases of red kidney beans, remaining unsold in the?
original unbroken packages at Harrisburg, Pa., alleging that the article had?
been shipped by George Van Camp & Sons Co., Westfield, Ind., on or about?
December 30, 1919, and transported from the State of Indiana into the State?
of Pennsylvania, and charging adulteration and misbranding in violation of?
the Food and Drugs Act. The article was labeled in part: " Geo. Van Camps?
Red Kidney Beans Contents 1 Lb. 4 Oz. Packed By Geo. Van Camp & Sons?
Co.   Westfield, Ind."
Adulteration of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that?
long cranberry beans had been mixed and packed with and substituted wholly?
or in part for red kidney beans.
Misbranding was alleged for the reason that the said label bore the state??
ment, " Red Kidney Beans," which statement was false and misleading and?
deceived and misled the purchaser since the said product consisted in whole?
or in part of long cranberry beans. Misbranding was alleged for the further?
reason that the article was an imitation of and was offered for sale and sold?
under the distinctive name of another article.
On December 14, 1922, no claimant having appeared for the property, judg??
ment of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the?
court that it be delivered to a public or charitable institution for food purposes.
C. W. PUGSLEY, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.
S. R. A.—Chem. Suppl. 158.