5554. Misbranding of peanut butter.   IT. S. v. 25 Cases of Peanut Butter.   Default
decree of condemnation and destruction.    (F. D. C. No. 10325.    Sample No.
) 20643-F.)
On July 26, 1943, the United States attorney for the District of Massachusetts 
filed a libel against 25 cases, each containing 24 1-pound jars, of peanut butter at 
Maiden, Mass., alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce 
on or about April 14,1943, by the Cream O Specialty Co., from Brooklyn, N.. Y.; 
and charging that it was misbranded. The article was labeled in part: (Jars) 
"President Peanut Butter Made from Roasted Peanuts Salt added Vitamin- 
Rich   President Products, Inc., West New York   New Jersey   Net Wt. 1 Lb."
The article was alleged to be misbranded (1) in that the statement "Vitamin- 
Rich" was false and misleading since peanut butter is not a rich source of vita- 
min ; (2) in that the statement "Net Wt. 1 Lb." was false and misleading as 
applied to an article short in weight; and (3) in that it was in package form and 
failed to bear a label containing an accurate statement of the quantity of the 
contents.
On August 30, 1943, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and the product was ordered destroyed. Destruction was effected by 
turning the product over to a charitable institution for the use of the inmates..