14988.?Adulteration and misbranding of canned oysters.    U. S. v. 100 Cases-
of Oysters. Consent decree of condemnation and forfeiture.?
Product released under bond. (F. & D. No. 21626. I. S. No. 12888-x.?
S. No. W-2091.)
On February 9, 1927, the United States attorney for the Western District of?
Washington, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the?
District Court of the United States for said district a libel praying seizure and?
condemnation of 100 cases of oysters, remaining in the original unbroken pack??
ages at Seattle, Wash., alleging that the article had been shipped by the Sea?
Food Co., from New Orleans, La., December 29, 1926, and transported from?
the State of Louisiana into the State of Washington, and charging adultera??
tion and misbranding in violation of the food and drugs act as amended. The?
article was labeled in part:  (Can)  "Cottage Brand Oysters Contents 10 Oz."
Adulteration of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that a?
substance, excessive brine, had been mixed and packed therewith so as to-?
reduce, lower, or injuriously affect its quality and strength and had been sub??
stituted wholly or in part for the said article.
Misbranding was alleged for the reason that the statement " Contents 10 Oz.?
Exclusive Of Liquid," borne on the label, was false and misleading and deceived?
and misled the purchaser, and 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  March 18,  1927,  the  Matchett-Macklem  Co.,   Seattle,  Wash.,  claimant,?
having admitted the allegations of the libel and having consented to the entry?
of a decree, judgment of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was?
ordered by the court that the product be released to the said claimant upon pay?
merit of the costs of the proceedings and the execution of a bond in the sum
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of $500, the terms of said bond requiring that the product be reconditioned in?
conformity with the law and under the supervision of this department.
W. M. JAEDINE, Secretary of Agriculture.