24576. Misbranding of candy.    U. S. v. George Haas & Sons.    Plea of guilty.
Fine, 9100.    (F. & D. no. 33948.    Sample no. 53201-A.)
Sample packages of candy taken from the shipment involved in this case 
were found to contain less than 1 pound, the weight declared on the label.
On April 22, 1935, the United States attorney for the Northern District of 
California, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court an information against George Haas & Sons, a corporation, San 
Francisco, Calif., alleging shipment by said company in violation of the Food 
and Drugs Act as amended, on or about June 6, 1934, from the State of Cali- 
fornia into the State of Nevada of a quantity of candy invoiced as "Velvet 
Chews" which was misbranded. The article was labeled in part: "Geo. Haas 
& Sons   San Francisco   Net Weight 1 Pound."
The article was alleged to be misbranded in the statement, "Net Weight 
1 Pound", borne on the carton, was false and misleading, and for the further 
reason that it was labeled so as to deceive and mislead the purchaser, since 
the cartons contained less than 1 pound net of the article. 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 packages contained less than declared.
On May 2, 1935, a plea of guilty was entered on behalf of the defendant 
company and the court imposed a fine of $100.
W. R. GBEQG, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.