24257. Misbranding of salad oil. U. S. v. 197 Cans of Salad Oil. Consent decree of condemnation. Product released under bond to be re- labeled. (F. & D. no. 34172. - Sample noŁ4509-B.) This case involved a product sold in the District of Columbia, which con- sisted of domestic cottonseed oil containing little or no olive oil, and which was labeled to convey the impression that it was imported Italian olive oil. The cans containing the article failed to bear on the label a proper declaration of the .-quantity of the contents. On October 25, 1934, the United States attorney for the District of Columbia, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, holding a district court, a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 197 cans of salad oil at Washington, D. C, alleging that the article was being sold and offered for sale in the District of Columbia in posses- sion of A. Litteri, Inc., and charging misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act as amended. The article was labeled in part: " Olio Doppia Stella * ¦ * * A Blend Finest Vegetable Oil with Pure Olive Oil Contents 1 Gallon more or less * * * Packed by Italian Food Products Corp. of America Trenton, U. S. A. Palermo, Italy." The article was alleged to be misbranded in that the prominent and unquali- fied word " Olio", the Italian words " Doppia Stella", and the statements "Double Star Brand Is The Highest Grade Of Oil Combining All * * * Qualities of Olive Oil " and " Packed by Italian Food Products Corp. of America * * * Palermo, Italy ", appearing on the label, were misleading and tended to deceive and mislead the purchaser since they created the impression that the article was imported olive oil; whereas it was domestic cottonseed oil con- taining little or no olive oil. Misbranding was alleged for the further reason that the article purported to be imported Italian olive oil when not so, and for the further reason that it was food in package form and failed to bear a plain statement of the quantity of the contents since the statement " Contents 1 Gallon more or less " is not a plain statement of the contents of the container. On January 8, 1935, the Italian Food Products Corporation of America, Inc., having appeared as claimant and having consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was entered and it was ordered that the product be released under bond, conditioned that it.be relabeled so as to conform to the requirements of. the Federal Food and Drugs Act. M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.