25852. Misbranding of crackers.    XJ. S. v. Griggs, Cooper & Co.    Plea of nolo 
contendere.    Fine, 920.     (F. & D. no. 33775.    Sample no. 66698-A.)
This case was based on an interstate shipment of crackers the packages of 
which contained less than the quantity represented thereon.
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On January 27, 1936, the United States attorney for the District of Minnesota, f 
acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district court 
an information against Griggs, Cooper, & Co., a corporation, trading at St. Paul, 
Minn., charging shipment by said corporation in violation of the Food and Drugs 
Act, on or about December 23, 1933, from the State of Minnesota into the State 
of Colorado of a quantity of crackers that were misbranded. The article was 
labeled in part: "Minuet Wafers Sanitary Food Manufacturing Co. Saint Paul, 
Minnesota Minuet Wafers Tasty—Salty—Cracker   Net Weight   One Pound."
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that the statement, "Net Weight 
One Pound", borne on the label, was false and misleading, and in that by 
reason of said statement the article was labeled so as to deceive and mislead the 
purchaser, since it represented that the packages each contained 1 pound of 
the article; whereas, in fact, the packages contained less than 1 pound 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 statement made 
was incorrect.
On April 4, 1936, a plea of nolo contendere was entered on behalf of the 
defendant corporation, and the court imposed a fine of $20.
W. R. GEEGG, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.