12657. Adulteration and niisbi-andins' of olive oil. V. S. v. Aebille Joan- 
nidi and Andrew Anastopoulos (A. Joannidi ?fc Co.). Plea of 
^nilty by Aehille Joannidi. Fine, $25. (F. & D. No. 17070. I. S. Nos. 
1091-t,  50S3-t.)
On April 21, 1923, the United States attorney for the Southern District of New 
York, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the District 
Court of the United States for said district an information against Aehille 
Joannidi and Andrew Anastopoulos, copartners, trading as A. Joannidi & Co., 
New York, N. Y., alleging shipment by said defendants, in violation of the food 
and drugs act as amended, on or about May 6, 1921, from the State of New 
York into the State of Illinois, and on or about May 16, 1921, from the State 
of New York into the State of Connecticut, of quantities of alleged olive oil 
which was adulterated and misbranded. The consignment of May 6 into 
Illinois was labeled in part: (Can) "Olio La Famosa Cotton Salad Oil Slightly 
Flavored with Olive Oil Packed by Joannidi & Perides New York One Gallon 
Extra Fine Quality." The consignment of May 16 into Connecticut was labeled 
in part: (Can) "Olio II Siciliano Brand Packed By Joannidi & Perides New 
York Extra Fine Quality Cotton Salad Oil Blended with Olive Oil Excellent 
Oil For Table Use The Best In The World One Gallon Net La Marca * * * 
Famosa Olio Excellente Per Uso Di Tavola."
Analyses of samples of the article by the Bureau of Chemistry of this 
department showed that it was cottonseed oil, with little or no olive oil 
present. Examination of a sample from each of the consignments by said 
bureau showed an average volume of 0.96 gallon on 12 cans from one ship- 
ment and 5 cans from the other shipment.
Adulteration of the article was alleged in substance in the information for 
the reason that a substance, to wit, cottonseed oil, had been substituted in 
whole or in part for oilve oil, which the article purported to be.
Misbranding was alleged for the reason that the statement, to wit, " Olio La 
Famosa," borne in very prominent type on the cans containing a portion of 
the article, and the statement, " One Gallon,1' borne on the cans containing the 
said portion, and the statements, to wit, " Olio II Siciliano." " La Marca 
Famosa," "Extra Fine Quality," "The Best in the World," "Olio Eccellente 
Per Uso Di Tavola," and " One Gallon Net," borne on the cans containing 
the remainder of the said article, were false and misleading in that they 
represented that the said article was olive oil and that each of the said cans 
contained 1- gallon thereof, and for the further reason that it was labeled as 
aforesaid so as to deceive and mislead the purchaser into the belief that the 
article was olive oil and that each, of the said cans contained 1 gallon thereof, 
whereas, in truth and in fact, the said article was not olive oil but was com- 
posed in whole or in part of cottonseed oil and each of said cans did not 
contain 1 gallon net of the article but did contain a less amount. Misbrand- 
ing was alleged for the further reason that the statement, to wit, "Cotton 
Salad Oil Slightly Flavored With Olive Oil," borne on the cans containing a 
portion of the article, and the statement " Cotton Salad Oil Blended with Olive
Oil," borne on the cans, containing the remainder thereof, were false and 
misleading in that the said statements represented that the article was cotton 
salad oil flavored or blended with olive oil, and for the further reason that 
it was labeled as aforesaid so as to deceive and mislead the purchaser into 
the belief that it was cotton salad oil flavored or blended with olive oil, 
whereas, in truth and in fact, it was not, but a portion of the article was a 
product composed in whole or in part of cottonseed oil and which contained 
no olive oil, and the remainder was a product which contained no flavor of 
olive oil. Misbranding was alleged for the further reason that the article was 
food in package form and the quantity of the contents was not plainly and con- 
spicuously marked on the outside of the package.
On May 14, 1923, the defendant, Achille Joannidi, entered a plea of guilty to 
the information, and the court imposed a fine of $25.
HOWABD M. GORE, Secretary of Agriculture.