6136. Misbranding of canned peas.    U. S. v. 41 Cases of Canned Peas.    Default
decree of condemnation,   Product ordered sold to highest bidder.    (F. D.
C. No. 12190.   Sample No. 57975-F.)
LIBEL FILED :   April 18,1944, District of Colorado.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about September 9, 1943, by the Fremont Canning 
Co., from Fremont, Nebr., to the Colorado Brokerage Co,, Denver, Colo.; re- 
shipped to Sterling, Colo.   Invoiced as a substandard grade.
PRODUCT:    41 cases of canned peas at Sterling, Colo.
VIOLATIONS CHARGED: Misbranded (when introduced into interstate commerce), 
Section 403 (e) (1), the product failed to bear a label containing the name 
and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor; Section 
403 (e) (2), it failed to bear an accurate statement of the quantity of the 
contents; and, Section 403 (h) (1), the product was below standard.
DISPOSITION: June 14, 1944. No claimant having appeared, judgment of con- 
demnation was entered and product was ordered sold to the highest bidder, 
the purchaser to relabel product under the supervision of the Food and Drug 
Administration.