1529. Misbranding of macaroni and cheese dinner.     U. S. v. 24 Cases of Maca¬
roni   and   Cheese.     Default   decree   of   condemnation   and   destruction.
(F. D. C. No. 2779.    Sample No. 15320-E.)
Packages of this product contained macaroni and an envelope containing a 
mixture of grated cheese and skim milk powder. The capacity of the package 
was 49.4 cubic inches, but the contents occupied not more than 22.9 cubic inches. 
Furthermore, the envelopes containing the mixture of grated cheese and skim 
milk powder did not bear a statement of the quantity of contents.
On September 13, 1940, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of 
Illinois filed a libel against 24 cases of macaroni and cheese dinner at Carbondale, 
HI., consigned by Ravarino & Freschi, Inc., alleging that the article had been 
shipped in interstate commerce on or about August 20, 1940, from St. Louis, 
Mo.; and charging that it was misbranded. It was labeled in part: (Package, 
fruit panel) "1% Oz. Grated American Cheese 6 Oz. Macaroni * * * Puritan 
Macaroni and Cheese Dinner"; (envelope) "A Special Blend of Fine Cheese."
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that the statements, (package) 
"1*4 Oz. Grated American Cheese" and (envelope) "A Special Blend of Fine 
Cheese," were false and misleading as applied to a mixture of cheese and skim 
milk powder. It was "alleged to be misbranded further "in that its container 
was so made, formed, or filled as to be misleading; and in that it was in 
package form and the envelopes of grated cheese and skim milk powder did not 
bear a statement of the quantity of the contents.
On March 31, 1941, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.