4731. Misbranding of cookies and macaroons.    to. S. v. 21 Boxes of Cookies and
22 Boxes of Macaroons. Default decree of condemnation. Products 
ordered distributed to charitable institutions. (F. D. C. No. 9196. Sample 
Nos. 18719-F, 18720-F.) -
These products were short of the declared weight.
On or about January 18, 1943, the United States attorney for the District of 
Connecticut filed a libel against 21 boxes of cookies and 22 boxes of macaroons at 
Bridgeport, Conn., alleging that the articles had been shipped in interstate com^ 
merce on or about November 12, 1942, by the liberty Brand Cookie Co., Inc., 
from Corona, Icing Island, N. Y.; and charging that they were misbranded to
that the label statements "Net weight 8 oz." and "Net 8 oz." were false and mis- 
leading as applied to articles that were short-weight and in that they were in 
package form and did not bear labels containing an accurate statement of the 
quantity of the contents.
On March 4, 1943, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and the products were ordered distributed to charitable institutions.