2648. Adulteration and misbranding of sardine oil.    U. S. v. Industrial Oil Prod-!
acts Corporation. Plea of nolo contendere. Fine, $100 on count I. Im- 
position of sentence suspended on remaining counts. (F. D. C. No. 4155. 
Sample Nos. 24505-E, 40103-E.)
This product contained, less vitamin D than the amount declared on its label.
On August 7, 1941, the United States attorney for the Southern District of 
California filed an information against the Industrial Oil Products Corporation, 
• trading at Los Angeles, Calif., alleging shipment on or about September 4 and 
October 24, 1940, from the State of California into the State of New Jersey of 
quantities of sardine oil which was adulterated and misbranded. The article 
was labeled in part: "Fox Special Sardine Oil Guaranteed * * * The Fox 
Company, Newfield, New Jersey."
It was alleged to be adulterated in that a valuable constituent, namely, vitamin 
D, had been in part omitted or abstracted therefrom.
It was alleged to be misbranded in that the statement "Guaranteed 85 AOAC 
Chick Units Vitamin D per gram," borne on its container, was false and misleading 
in that it represented that the article contained 85 A. O. A. C. chick units of 
vitamin D per gram; whereas it contained less than so represented, one lot con- 
taining not more than 60 and the other containing not more than 65 A. O. A. C. 
chick units of vitamin D per gram.
The' article was also alleged to be adulterated and misbranded under the pro- 
visions of the law applicable to drugs, as reported in D. D. N. J. No; 482.
On August 28, 1941, a plea of nolo contendere having been entered, the court 
sentenced the defendant to pay a fine of $100 on count I and suspended imposi- 
tion of sentence on the remaining seven counts.
DAIRY PRODUCTS
BUTTER
Nos. 2649 to 2663 report the seizure and disposition of butter that was 
found to contain mold.