24228. Misbranding of salad oil. TJ. S. v. 9 Cans and 13 Cans of Salad Oil. 
Default   decree   of   condemnation   and   destruction.     (F.   &   D.   no.
33614.    Sample no. 6774-B.)
This case involved a product consisting essentially of domestic cottonseed 
oil with little or no olive oil present, which was labeled to convey the impres- 
sion that it was olive oil of foreign origin.
On October 4, 1934, the United States attorney for the District of New 
Jersey, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the dis- 
trict court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 22 cans of salad oil 
at Newark, N. J., alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate 
commerce on or about August 8, 1934, by the Delizia Olive Oil Co., Inc., from 
New York, N. Y., and charging misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs 
Act as amended. The shipment included two brands of oil. One brand was 
disposed of before seizure could be accomplished. The portion of the product 
seized was labeled in part: " La Deliziosa Brand." 
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The article was alleged to be misbranded in that the statements, " Olio 
Finissimo Guarantito La Deliziosa Brand ", and the design of an olive branch 
appearing on the label, were misleading and tended to deceive and mislead the 
purchaser, since they created the impression that the product was imported 
olive oil; whereas it consisted essentially of cottonseed oil of domestic origin. 
Misbranding was alleged for the further reason that the article purported to 
be a foreign product when not so.
On January 28, 1935, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemna- 
tion was entered and it was ordered that the product be destroyed.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.