20840. Misbranding of   canned    black   raspberries.      U.    S.    v.    Fredonia
Salsina   Canning   Co.,   Inc.     Plea   of  guilty.     Fine,   $25.      (F.   &  D.
no. 28135.    I. S. no. 40487.)
This case was based on an interstate shipment of canned black raspberries, 
sample cans of which were found to contain less than the weight declared on the 
label.
On August 29, 1932, the United States attorney for the Western District of 
New York, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
District Court of the United States an information against the Fredonia Salsina 
Canning Co.,Inc, a corporation, Fredonia, N.Y., alleging shipment by said com- 
pany in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, on or about July 20, 1931, from 
the State of New York into the State of Illinois, of a quantity of canned black 
raspberries that were misbranded. The article was labeled in part: " Contents 
6 Lbs. 10 Ozs. Sky Lark Brand * * * Black Raspberries Packed By Fre- 
donia Salsina Canning Co., Inc., Fredonia, N.Y."
It was alleged in the information that the article was misbranded in that 
the statement " Contents 6 Lbs. 10 Ozs.", borne on the can labels, was false and 
misleading, and for the further reason that the article was labeled So as to 
deceive and mislead the purchaser, since each of a number of the cans contained 
less than 6 pounds and 10 ounces of the article.
On March 15, 1933, 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. TUGWEIX, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.