4423. Misbranding of canned peas.    U. S. v. 73 Cases of Canned Peas.    Default
decree   of   condemnation.    Product   ordered   delivered   to  a   charitable
institution.    (F. D. C. No. 8622.    Sample No. 17340-F.)
On October 21,1942, the United States attorney for the District of New Jersey 
filed a libel against 78 cases, each containing 24 cans of peas, at Newark, N. J., 
alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about 
August 20, 1942, by. E. Foote & Co., Inc., from Baltimore, Md.; and charging 
that it was misbranded since it was below standard. The article was labeled in 
part: "Foote's Best Early June Peas."
On November 30, 1942, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemna- 
tion was entered and the product was ordered delivered to a charitable instK 
nation after the labels had been destroyed.
TOMATOES AND TOMATO PRODUCTS
Nos. 4424 to 4439 report legal actions involving tomato products. Nos. 
4424 and 4425, and 4429 to 4439, incl., report actions against products 
made from rotten material as evidenced by mold. A portion of the canned toma- 
toes Involved in No. 4425 was undergoing progressive spoilage.