29856. Misbranding of glass pack shrimp.    U. S. v. 27 Cases of Shrimp.    Consent
decree of condemnation.   Product released under bond to be relabeled.
(F. & D. No. 42205.   Sample No. 10565-D.)
This product was falsely represented to have been packed and produced under 
the supervision of this Department
On April 15, 1988, the United States attorney for the District of New Jersey, 
acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district court a 
libel praying seizure and condemnation of 27 cases of shrimp at Trenton, N. J.; 
alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about 
September 8, 1987, by W. M. Brooks Packing Co., Inc., from Fernandina, Fla.; 
and charging misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article 
was labeled in part: (Jar) "Florida Sea Brand Shrimp * * * Production 
Supervised by U. S. Food and Drug Administration."
It was alleged to be misbranded in that the statement "Production Supervised 
by U. S. Food and Drug Administration" was false and misleading and tended 
to deceive and misread the purchaser, since the production of the article was 
not supervised by the United States Food and Drug Administration.
On June 8, 1988, W. M. Brooks Packing Co., Inc., claimant, having admitted 
the allegations of the libel and having consented to the entry of a decree, judg- 
ment of condemnation was entered with provision for release of the product 
under bond, conditioned that it be relabeled to comply with the Food and 
Drugs Act
HABBY L. BROWN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.