6543. Misbranding of peanut butter.    TJ. S. v. 51 Cases of Peanut Butter.    Decree
of condemnation. Product ordered destroyed. (F. D. C. No. 12140. 
Sample No. 43795-F.)
LIBEL FILED :   April 14, 1944, District of Kansas.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about February 2,1944, by the Geo. Hogue Mercantile 
Co., from Kansas City, Mo.
PRODUCT:   51 cases, each containing 12 jars, of peanut butter at Wichita, Kans.
LABEL IN PART: (Jar) "Net Wt. 1 Lb. 8 Oz. Missouri Valley Brand Peanut 
Butter."
VIOLATIONS CHARGED: Misbranding, Section 403 (a), the statements on the 
labeling, "Enriched With High Protein Soya Product," and "Net Wt. 1 Lb. 8 Oz.," 
were false and misleading as applied to the article, which contained no soya 
product, and which was less than the declared weight; and, Section 403 (e) (2), 
it was in package form and failed to bear a label containing an accurate state- 
ment of the quantity of the contents.
violations charged in the libel, judgment of condemnation was entered and the 
product was ordered destroyed.