4871. Misbranding of Peanut Crush   (peanut butter)..   U.S. v.  616 Cases and
354 Cases of "Peanut Crush." Consent decree of condemnation^ Product 
ordered released under bond for relabeling. (F. D. C. No. 9083. Sample 
No. 13062-F.)
This product was short of the declared weight.
On or about January 11, 1943, the United States attorney for the District of 
Oregon filed a libel against 616 cases each containing 12 jars, and 354 cases, 
each containing 24 jars, of "Peanut Crush" at Portland, Oreg., alleging that 
the article had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about October 16 and 
November 10, 1942, by John A. McGregor Co., Inc., from Seattle, Wash.; and 
charging that it was misbranded. The article was labeled in part: "Dennison's 
Peanut Crush   *   *   *   Butler Packing Co., Seattle."
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that it failed to bear a label 
containing an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents, and in that 
the statements "Net Wt. 1% Lbs.," "1% Lbs. Net Wt," and "Net Weight 1 Lb," 
borne on the labels were false and misleading as applied to an article-that was 
short weight.
On January 2Q, 1943, John A. McGregor Co., Inc., and the Butler Packing Co., 
claimants, having consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and the product was ordered released under bond for relabeling 
under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration.