29613. Misbranding of peanut butter.     U. S. v. R. Grady Johnson   (Louis-Anne
Co.).     Plea   of   guilty.    Fine,   $10.     (F.   &  D.   No.   42583.    Sample   Nos. 
16349-D, 29035-D.)
This product was short weight.
On October 24, 1938, the United States attorney for the Middle District of 
Alabama, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court an information against R. Grady Johnson, trading as Louis-Anne 
Co., at Brundidge, Ala., alleging shipping by said defendant in violation of the 
Food and Drugs Act as amended, on or about March 18, 1938, from the State 
of Alabama into the State of Louisiana, and on or about March 28, 1938, from 
the State of Alabama into the State of Georgia, of quantities of peanut butter 
which was misbranded. The article was labeled in part: "Louis-Anne Peanut 
Butter Net Wt. When Packed 24 Ozs. [or "32 Ozs."] Manufactured by Louis- 
Anne, Inc., Brundidge, Ala."
Misbranding was alleged in that the statements "Net Wt. When Packed 24 
Ozs." and "Net Wt. When Packed 32 Ozs.," borne on the jar labels, were false 
and misleading; and in that the statements aforesaid were borne on the said 
jar labels so as to deceive and mislead the purchaser since the jars contained 
less than declared. Misbranding was alleged further in 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 quantity stated 
was not correct.
On October 25, 1938, the defendant entered a plea of guilty and the court 
Imposed a fine of $10.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.