26841. Adulteration and misbranding of olive oil.     V. S. v. 52 Cans of Olive Oil.
Default decree  of condemnation and destruction.     (F. & D. no.  37595. 
Sample no. 68825-B.)
This case involved olive oil which was adulterated with tea-seed oil.
On April 15, 1936, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of 
Louisiana, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 52 gallon cans of 
olive oil at New Orleans, La., alleging that it had been shipped in interstate 
commerce on or about March 4, 1936, by the Italian Importing Corporation, 
New York, N. Y., and charging adulteration and misbranding in violation of 
the Food and Drugs Act The article was labeled in part: "L ltalia Redenta 
Brand Pure Olive Oil."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that tea-seed oil had been 
mixed and packed therewith so as to reduce or lower its quality or strength 
and had been substituted in whole or in part for olive oil, which the article 
purported to be.
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that the following statements 
and designs borne on the label were false and misleading and tended to de- 
ceive and mislead the purchaser when applied to a product containing tea- 
seed oil: "L ltalia * * * Pure Olive Oil", designs of olive leaves and olives, 
and of the map of Italy "Our olive oil is guaranteed by us to be absolutely 
pure under any chemical analysis", "II nostro olio hi ulivo § da noi garentito 
sotto qualsiasi analisi chimica assolutamente puro"; and design of Italian 
coat of arms and the use of Italian national colors, red, white, and green. The 
article was alleged to be misbranded further in that it was offered for sale 
under the distinctive name of another article, namely, olive oil.
On January 6, 1937, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and it was ordered that the product be destroyed.
W. R. GBEGO, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.