25194. Misbranding of olive oil.     U.  S. v.  114 Bottles  of One  Oil.    Default
decree   of   condemnation  and  forfeiture.     Product  delivered  to  char- 
itable institution.     (F. & D. no. 35789.    Sample no. 42303-B.)
This case involved a shipment of olive oil in bottles, the quantity of the con- 
tents of which was not stated thereon.
On July 20, 1935, the United States attorney for the District of New Jersey, 
acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district court 
a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 114 bottles of olive oil at Newark, 
N. J., alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce on 
or about July 11, 1935, by Conti Products Corporation, from New York, N. Y., 
and that the article was misbranded in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. 
The article was labeled: "Conti, Pure Virgin Olive Oil From the Finest Selected 
Olives Product of Italy."
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that it was food in package form 
and the quantity of the contents was not plainly and conspicuously marked on 
the outside of the package.
On September 17, 1935, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemna- 
tion was entered and it was ordered that the product be delivered to a suitable 
charitable or relief organization.
W. R. GREGG, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.