30574. Misbranding of canned mackerel.     V.  S.  v.  Coast Fishing: Co.     Plea  of
guilty. Fine, $50. (F. & D. No. 42670. Sample Nos. 19189-D, 20303-D, 
20309-D, 20310-D, 20324-D, 20325-D.)  -
This product was short of the declared weight.
On March 21, 1939, the United States attorney for the Southern District of 
California, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court an information against Coast Fishing Co., a corporation, Wil- 
mington, Calif., alleging shipment by said corporation in violation of the Food 
and Drugs Act as amended, within the period from on or about August 29, 1938, 
to on or about September 16, 1938, from the State of California into the States 
of Washington, Florida, and Pennsylvania, of quantities of canned mackerel 
which was misbranded. The article was labeled in part: (Can) "King 
Solomon Brand Fancy Mackerel   Contents 1 lb."
It was alleged to be misbranded in that the statement "Contents 1 lb." borne 
on the cans, was false and misleading and was borne on the said cans so as to 
deceive and mislead the purchaser, since the cans contained less than the 
amount stated. Misbranding was alleged further in that the article was food 
in package form and the quantity of the contents was not plainly and con- 
spicuously marked on the outside of the package.
On April 10, 1939, a plea of guilty was entered on behalf of the defendant 
and on April 12, 1939, the court imposed a fine of $50.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.