20529. Misbranding of  canned   orange  juice.    U.   S.   v.   Floriorange   Can¬
neries, Inc.    Plea of guilty.    Fine, $25.     (F. & D. no. 27543.    I.  S. no. 
22306.)
This action was based on the interstate shipment of a quantity of canned 
orange juice, sample cans of which were found to contain less than the declared 
volume.
On May 17, 1932, the United States attorney for the Southern District of 
Florida, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
District Court of the United States for the district aforesaid an information 
against the Floriorange Canneries, Inc., Mount Dora, Fla., alleging shipment 
by said company in violation of the Food and Drugs Act as amended, on or 
about June 1, 1931, from the State of Florida into the State of Washington, 
of a quantity of orange juice that was misbranded. The article was labeled 
in part: (Cans) "Floriorange Orange Juice Contents 1 Pint 4 F. Oz. Flori- 
orange Canneries, Inc. Main Office Mount Dora, Florida."
It was alleged in the information that the article was misbranded in that 
the statement " Contents 1 Pint 4 F. Oz.", borne on the cans containing the 
article, was false and misleading, and for the further reason that the article 
was labeled as aforesaid so as to deceive and mislead the purchaser, since the 
cans contained less than declared. Misbranding was alleged for the further , 
reason that the article was food in package form and the quantity of the con- (
tents was not plainly and conspicuously marked on the outside of the package, 
since the statement made was incorrect.
On November 17, 1932, a plea of guilty to the information was entered on 
behalf of the defendant company, and the court imposed a fine of $25.   •
R. G. TUGWELL, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.