24255. Misbranding of salad oil. V. S. v. 64 Cartons, et al., of Salad Oil. 
Decree of condemnation. Product released under bond to be re- 
labeled.     (F. & D. no. 34117.    Sample nos. 4897-B, 4898-B, 4899-B.)
This case involved various interstate shipments of a product consisting of 
domestic cottonseed oil containing little or no olive oil, which was labeled to 
convey the impression that it was olive oil.
On or about October 20, 1934, the United States attorney for the District of 
Maryland, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court libels praying seizure and condemnation of 156 cartons of salad 
oil at Baltimore, Md., alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate 
commerce between the dates of September 1 and October 8,1934, by the Southern 
Cotton Oil Co. (Wesson Oil & Snowdrift Sales Co.)j from Savannah, Ga., and 
charging misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article 
was labeled in part: "Angela Mia Brand Olio [or " Carnevale Brand Olio " or 
" 77 Olio "]    *   *   *   Wesson Oil & Snowdrift Sales Co. New York."
The article was alleged to be misbranded in the following respects: The 
prominent statement "Angela Mia * * * ¦ Olio ", the deep green color of the 
can suggesting olives, the picture of a woman with black hair and Italian facial 
characteristics, and the reference to Italian cooking (Cucina All' Italian) 
on the label of the Angela Mia brand, were misleading and tended to deceive 
and mislead the purchaser, since they created the impression that the product 
was imported olive oil, whereas it was domestic cottonseed oil containing little 
or no olive oil; in that the prominent word *' Olio " the Italian name " Car- 
nevale", the reference to Italian cooking (Cucina All' Italian), the vignette of 
a dancer in foreign costume, and two of the Italian national colors (red and 
green), on the label of the Carnevale brand, were misleading and tended to 
deceive and mislead the purchaser, since they created the impression that the 
product was imported olive oil', whereas it was domestic cottonseed oil contain- 
ing little or no olive oil; the prominent and unqualified word " Olio", which 
to the consumer of Italian lineage means olive oil, and the reference to Italian 
cooking ("Cucina All' Italian") on the label of the "77 Olio", were mis- 
leading and tended to deceive and mislead the purchaser, since they created 
the impression that the product was olive oil, whereas it was domestic cotton- 
seed oil containing little or no olive oil. Misbranding was alleged with respect 
to the Angela Mia brand and the Carnevale brand for the further reason that 
the article purported to be a foreign product when not so.
On January 17, 1935, a claim having been entered for the product, judgment 
of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered that the 
product be released under bond conditioned that it be relabeled.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture." 
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