*2454. Adulteration and misbranding of pork and bKans. IT. S. v. 300 Cases of 
Canned Pork and BKans. Consent decree of condemnation. Product 
ordered released under bond for relabeling. (F. D. C. No. 5229. Sample 
No. 53521-E.)
This product was labeled to indicate that it contained a substantial amount 
of pork; whereas some of the cans contained no pork at all and some contained 
only a very small piece.
On July 25, 1941, the United States attorney for the Western District of 
Washington filed a libel against 300 cases of canned pork and beans at 
Tacoma, Wash., alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate com- 
merce on or about July 11, 1941, by Val Vita Food Products, Inc., from Fuller- 
ton, Calif.; and charging that it was adulterated and misbranded, The label 
bore the statement "Val Vita Pork and Beans" and a vignette of a dish of beans 
with a substantial amount of pork.
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that a valuable constituent,
*pork, had been wholly or in part omitted or abstracted therefrom.    It was
alleged to be misbranded in that the statement "Pork' and Beans" and the
vignette referred to above, were false and misleading as applied to canned
beans containing no pork at all or a very small amount.
On August 22i 1941, Val Vita Food Products, Inc., claimant, having con- 
sented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was entered and 
it was ordered that the product be released under bond conditioned that it be 
relabeled under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration.
Nos. 2455 to 2457 report actions based on interstate shipments of canned 
peas that fell below the standard of quality for canned peas because of excessive 
mealiness, as evidenced by the results of Official tests.