27192. Misbranding of canned salmon.    U. S. v. 21 Cartons of Canned Salmon.
Default decree  of condemnation and destruction.     (F.  & D. no. 39182. 
Sample no. 32816-C.)
This product was .labeled Select red salmon, but consisted of coho salmon, 
soft in texture, pale in color, and containing very little oil.
On March 5. 1937, the United States attorney for the District of Oregon, 
acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district court 
a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 21 cartons of canned salmon at 
Portland, Oreg., alleging that it had been shipped in interstate commerce on 
or about January 27, 1937, by Whitney & Co., from Seattle, Wash., and charg- 
ing misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article was 
labeled in part: (Can) "Red Rambler * * * Select Salmon Natural Red 
Color and-Oil   *   *   *   Packed   *   *    *   for Whitney & Company Seattle."
It was alleged to be misbranded in that the word "Red" in the name "Red 
Rambler" and the statement "Select Salmon Natural Red Color and Oil" were 
false and misleading and tended to deceive and mislead the purchaser when 
applied to coho salmon of poor quality, pale in color, and having little or 
no oil.
On April 15, 1937, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and it was ordered that the product be destroyed.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.