18584* Adulteration of canned prunes. V. S. v. 880 Cases of Canned Prunes. 
Consent decree of condemnation and destruction. (F..& D. No. 25969. 
I. S. No. 19588.    S. No. 4215.)
Samples of canned prunes from the shipment herein described having been 
found to be partially decomposed, the Secretary of Agriculture reported the mat- 
ter to the United States attorney for the District of South Dakota.
On March 2, 1931, the United States attorney filed in the District Court of 
the United States for the district aforesaid a libel praying seizure and condem- 
nation of 380 cases of canned prunes at Aberdeen, S. Dak., alleging that the 
article had been shipped by Hunt Bros. Packing Co., Salem, Oreg., on or about 
November 12,1930, and had been transported from the State of Oregon into the 
State of South Dakota, and charging adulteration in violation of the food and 
drugs act. The article was labeled in part: (Can) "Feather Kiver Italian 
Prunes Packed by Hunt Brothers Packing Company, San Francisco, Calif." 
? It was alleged in the libel that the article was adulterated in that it consisted 
in whole or in part of a filthy, decomposed, or putrid vegetable substance.
On June 20, 1931, the shipper and consignee of the product having appeared 
and consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was entered 
and it was ordered by the court that the product be destroyed by the United 
States marshal.
ABTHUB M. HYDE, Secretary of Agriculture.
1868S. Mlsbrandlnar of butter. TJ. S. v. Segro Milk Products Co. Plea of 
guilty.    Fine, $10.    (F. & D. No. 25728.    I. S. No. 018571.)
Samples of butter from the shipment herein described having been found 
to be short weight, the Secretary of Agriculture reported the matter to the 
United States attorney for the District of Idaho.
On May 16, 1931, the United States, attorney filed in the District Court of 
the United States for the district aforesaid an information against the Sego 
Milk Products Co., a corporation, trading at Preston, Idaho, alleging shipment 
by said company, in violation of the food and drugs act as amended, on or 
about May 16, 1930, from the State of Idaho into the State of Utah, of a 
quantity of butter which was misbranded. The article was labeled in part: 
"1 Pound    *    *    *    Net Weight."
It was alleged in the information that the article was misbranded in that 
the statement "1 Pound Net Weight," borne on the package containing the 
said article, was false and misleading in that the said statement represemted 
that the packages each contained 1 pound of butter; and for the further 
reason that it was labeled as aforesaid so as to deceive and mislead the pur- 
chaser into the belief that the packages each contained 1 pound of butter; 
whereas they did not, but did contain less- than 1 pound. 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, since the packages contained less than represented.
On June 24, 1931, a plea of guilty to the information was entered on behalf 
of the defendant company, and the court imposed a fine of $10.
ABTHUB M. HYDE, Secretary of Agriculture.