5424. Misbranding of cookies.   U. S. v. 300 Packages of Cookies.   Default decree
of condemnation.    Product ordered delivered to charitable institutions.
(F. D. C. No. 10355.   Sample No. 45005-F.)
This product was packed in a rectangular box with a cellophane window in 
the cover. There were 8 paper cups in the box, each containing 3 cookies. Two1 
additional cups of cookies could be packed in the box. Examination showed 
that the product was short of the declared weight.
On August 5, 1943, the United States attorney for the District of Connecticut 
filed a libel against 300 packages of cookies at West Haven, Conn., alleging that 
the article had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about July 20, 1943, 
from Mt Vernon, N.Y., by the Fleetwood Baking Co., Inc.; and-t charging that it 
was misbranded. The article was labeled in part: "Superior Quality Cookies 
*   *   *   Weight 10  Oz. When Packed."
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that the statement "Weight 10 Oz.
When Packed" was false and misleading as applied to a product that was short
'weight in that its container was so filled as to be misleading, since 25 percent
j more cookies could be packed in the box, and in that it was in package form and
failed.totbear Ysabel containing an accurate statement of the "quantity of the 
contents.   ¦¦¦""¦'
On October 5, 1943, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and the product was ordered distributed to charitable institutions..
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