6243. Adulteration and misbranding of cocoa.    U. S. v. 61 Bags of Cocoa.    De¬
fault  decree  of  condemnation.     Product  ordered  sold.     (F.  D.   C.   No.
11565.    Sample No. 47673-F.)
as cocoa, at St. Louis, Mo.   Examination indicated the product was a mixture
of cacao shells and powdered cacao bKans.
VIOLATIONS CHARGED: Adulteration, Section 402 (b) (2), a mixture of cacao 
shells and powdered cacao beans had been substituted in whole or in part for 
"Cocoa," which the article was represented to be; and, Section 402 (b) (4), 
cacao shell had been added to the article or mixed or packed therewith so as to 
reduce its quality or strength.
Misbranding, Section 403 (b), the article was offered for sale under the 
name of another food; and, Section 403 (e) (2), it was a food in package form 
and failed to bear a label containing an accurate statement of the quantity of 
the contents.
DISPOSITION: February 9, 1944. No claimant having appeared, judgment of 
condemnation was entered and the product was ordered sold under conditions 
which would insure that it would not be used in violation of the law. It was 
denatured for use as fertilizer.