18161. Misbranding of crab meat. TJ. S. v. Forrest-Ryan Seafood Co. (Inc.). Plea of guilty. Fine, $100. (F. & D. No. 25018. I. S. Nos. 03948, 03949, 028629, 028659.) Samples of crab meat contained in cans, labeled "Net Contents 1 Lb.," from the shipments herein described having been found to be short weight, the Secretary of Agriculture reported the matter to the United States attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. On October 21, 1930, the United States attorney filed in the District Court of the United States for the district aforesaid an information against the Forrest-Ryan Seafood Co. (Inc.), a corporation, Hampton, Va., alleging ship- ment by said company, in violation of the food and drugs act as amended, on or about December 10, 1929, from the State of Virginia in part into the State of Pennsylvania, and in part into the State of New York of quantities of crab meat which was misbranded. It was alleged in the information that the article was misbranded in that the statement "Net Contents 1 Lb.," borne on the cans containing the said article, was false and misleading in that the said statement represented that the cans each contained 1 pound net of crab meat, and for the further reason that the article was labeled as aforesaid so as to deceive and mislead the pur- chaser into the belief that the said cans contained 1 pound net of crab meat; whereas the said cans contained less than so represented. 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 conspicuously marked on the outside of the package. On November 3, 1930, a plea of guilty to the information was entered on behalf of the defendant company, and the court imposed a fine of $100. ABTHTTB M. HYDE, Secretary of Agriculture.