29477. Adulteration and misbranding of whltefish caviar.    U. S. v. 66 Jars of
Whltefish. Caviar (and one similar seizure action). Default decrees of 
condemnation and destruction. (F. & D. Nos. 42413, 42420 to 42423, in- 
clusive.    Sample Nos. 21242-D to 21245-D, inclusive, 21515.)
Samples of this product were found to contain parasitic worms, fish scales, 
and nondescript tissues.   The 1-pound and 4-ounce jars were short weight.
On May 17 and 18, 1938, the United States attorney for the Eastern District 
of Michigan, acting upon reports by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court libels praying seizure and condemnation of 191 various sized 
jars of caviar at Detroit, Mich.; alleging that the article had been shipped in 
interstate commerce within the period from on or about February 1, 1938, 
to on or about April 11, 1938, by Romanoff Caviar Co. from New York, N. Y.; 
and charging adulteration and misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs 
Act as amended. The article was labeled in part: "White Fish Caviar * * * 
Packed By Hansen Caviar Co."
It was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted jn whole or in part of 
a filthy animal substance.
A portion of the article was alleged to be misbranded in that the statements, 
"16 Oz. Net" and "4 Oz. Net," on the labels were false and misleading and 
tended to deceive and mislead the purchaser when applied to an article that 
was short weight; and 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 
packages since the quantity stated was not correct
On September 13, 1938, no claimant having appeared, judgments of con- 
demnation were entered and the product was ordered destroyed.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.