15977. Adulteration and misbranding1  of olive oil.    V. S.  v.  56  Gallons  of
Olive   Oil.    Product   ordered   released   under   bond.     (F.   &   D.   No.
22463.    I.  S, No. 13223-x.     S. No. 576.)
On February 17, 1928, the United; States attorney for the District of Utah, 
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 56 gallons of olive oil, remaining in the original unbroken packages at Salt 
Lake City, Utah, alleging that the article had been shipped by the Dyson Ship- 
ping Co-, from San Francisco, Calif., on or about January 21, 1928, and had 
been transported from the State of California into the State of Utah, and 
charging adulteration and misbranding in violation of the food and drugs act. 
The article was labeled in part: " Guaranteed Imported Pure Virgin Olive Oil, 
Superfine, A Pure Medicinal * * * R. C. Brand. This Olive Oil is guaran- 
teed to be absolutely pure.    A. Giurlani & Brother, San Francisco, California."
It was alleged in the libel that the article was adulterated in that cottonseed 
oil had been mixed and packed with and substituted in part for the said article.
Misbranding was alleged for the reason that the label bore the statements, 
"Pure Virgin Olive Oil" and "This Olive Oil is guaranteed to be absolutely 
pure," which said statements were false and misleading and deceived and mis- 
led the purchaser. Misbranding was alleged for the further reason that the 
article was an imitation of and was offered for sale under the distinctive name 
of another article.
On April 28, 1928, A. Giurlani & Bro., San Francisco, Calif., claimant, having 
paid the costs of tie proceedings and having executed a bond in the sum of 
$250, it was ordered by the court that the product be released to the said claim- 
ant to be relabeled under the supervision of this department.
ARTHUR M. HYDE, Secretary of Agriculture.