486. Adulteration and misbranding of olive oil.     TJ. S. v. 10 Cases of Olive Oil.
Default decree of condemnation and destruction. (F. D. C. No. 1284. 
Sample No. 83457-D.)
This product was labeled Italian olive oil but contained 50 percent or more 
of cottonseed oil, and it also was short of the declared volume.
On January 5, 1940, the United States attorney for the District of Oregon 
filed a libel against 10 cases of olive oil at Portland, Oreg., alleging that the 
article had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about December 13, 
1939, by S. Trusso from Oakland, Calif.; and charging that it was adulterated 
and misbranded.
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that a substance, cottonseed oil, 
had been substituted in part therefor; in that inferiority had been concealed;
and in that cottonsee&'ioil had been added thereto and mixed and packed there- 
with so as to reduoeeats quality or strength or to make it appear better or of 
greater value than it was.
It was alleged to be misbranded in that the following statements in the 
labeling were false and misleading when applied to an article that was short 
volume and that contained a great deal of cottonseed oil: (Can) "One gallon 
net Italian Product imported virgin olive Oil Superfine Brand Lucca Italy. 
Prodotto Italiano Olio Delia Vergine Importato Sopraffino Lucca Italia. This 
Olive Oil is guaranteed to be absolutely pure under any chemical analysis. * * * 
Quest Olio D Oliva E. Garantito Assolutamente Puro Soto Qualsiasi Analisi 
Chimica." It was alleged to be misbranded further in that it was offered for 
sale under the name of another article; and in that it was in package form 
and did not bear a label containing an accurate statement of the quantity of 
the contents.
On March 5, 1940, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.