28643. Adulteration and misbranding of canned shrimp.    U. S. v. The Goodman
& Beer Co., Inc.    Plea of guilty.    Fine, $25.     (F. & D. No. 39732.    Sample 
No. 13884-C.)
This article was partly decomposed and was slack-filled.
On May 27, 1937, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of 
Louisiana, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court an information against the Goodman & Beer Co., Inc., New Orleans, 
La., alleging that on or about January 18, 1937, the defendant had delivered 
for shipment from New Orleans, La., to the Republic of Cuba, a quantity of 
canned shrimp which was adulterated and misbranded in violation of the Food 
and Drugs Act. The article was labeled in part: "Barataria Brand Packed for 
export only Shrimp   *   *    *   Packed For Goodman & Beer Co., Inc."
It was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted in whole or in part of 
a decomposed animal substance.
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that it was canned food and fell 
below the standard of fill of container promulgated by the Secretary of Agri- 
culture since it was slack-filled because of excessive headspace, and the label 
did not bear a plain and conspicuous statement prescribed by the Secretary of 
Agriculture to the effect that it fell below such standard.
On February 7, 1938, a plea of guilty was entered on behalf of the defendant 
and the court imposed a fine of $25.
"W. R. GBEGG, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.