23309. Misbranding of canned ravioli.    II. S. v. 15 Cases of Canned Ravioli.
Default decree of condemnation and sale. (F. & D. no. 33396. Sample 
nos. 130-B, 131-B, 132-B.)
Sample cans of ravioli taken from the shipment involved in this case were 
found to contain less than the weight declared on the label.
On September 7, 1934, the United States attorney for the Western District 
of Texas, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 15 cases of canned 
ravioli at El Paso, Tex., alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate 
commerce, on or about August 5, 1929, by the Santa Maria Packing Corporation 
from Los Angeles, Calif., and charging misbranding in violation of the Food 
and Drugs Act as amended. The article was labeled in part: " Mama's * * * 
Italian-Style Ravioli * * * Net Weight 1 Lb. 4 Oz. Mama's Ravioli Com- 
pany Los Angeles, California."
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that the statement on the labels, 
" Net Weight 1 Lb. 4 Oz. ", was false and misleading and tended to deceive and 
mislead the purchaser. 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 
statement made was incorrect.
On November 6, 1934, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemna- 
tion was entered and it was ordered that the product be sold.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.