3102. Misbranding of canned corn.    U. S. v. 556 Cases of Canned Corn.    Consent-
decree  of condemnation..   Product ordered released under bond for re- 
labeling.    (F. D. C. No. 6711.   Sample No. 11342-E.)
This product was not of Fancy quality because of overmaturity and presence 
of cob and husk.
On or about January 9, 1942, the United States attorney for the Southern 
District of Texas filed a libel against 556 cases of canned corn at Houston, 
Tex., alleging that' the article had been shipped in interstate commerce on or 
about August 20, 1941, by the Esmeralda Canning Co., from Circleyille, Ohio; 
and charging that it was misbranded The article was labeled in part: (Cans) 
"Premier Fancy Cream Style Golden Corn¦¦¦'¦*¦¦ * •*•¦ Francis ~H. Leggett &; Co.- 
Distributors New York, N. Y."
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that the statement "Fancy" was 
false and misleading as applied to an article that was not Fancy because of 
overmaturity and the presence of cob and husk.
On March 2, 1942, Francis H. Leggett & Co., Houston, Tex., claimant, having 
admitted the allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation was entered 
and the product was ordered released under bond for relabeling, under the 
supervision of the Food and Drug Administration, to comply with the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act