6588. Misbranding of peanut butter.    V. S. v. Pacific Food Products  Co.    Plea
of nolo contendere. Fine, $750 and costs. (F. D. C. No. 11377. Sample 
Nos. 42854-F, 42878-F, 43116-F.)
INFORMATION FILED: On May 12, 1944, in the Western District of Washington, 
against the Pacific Food Products Co., a corporation, Seattle, Wash.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT; From on or about June 28 to August 21, 1943, from the 
State of Washington into the States of Idaho and Oregon.
LABEL, IN PART :    "Sunny Jim Brand   *   *   *   Contents 2 Lbs."
VIOLATIONS CHARGED: Misbranding, Section 403 (a), the statement "Contents 
2 Lbs.," on the label of the article, was false and misleading as the article con- 
tained less than the declared weight; Section 403 (a), the statement on the 
label, "Processed Rich in Vitamin D", was false and misleading as applied to 
the article, which contained an inconsequential amount, if any, of vitamin D; 
Section 403 (e) (2), the article was in package form and did not bear a label 
containing an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents in terms of 
weight; and, Section 403 (j), it purported to be and was represented as a 
food for special dietary use by man by reason of its vitamin properties, and its 
label did not bear, as required by the regulations, a statement of the proportion 
of the minimum daily requirement for vitamin D which would be supplied by 
the food when consumed in a specified quantity during a period of 1 day.
DISPOSITION: May 29, 1944. A plea of nolo contendere having been entered, a 
fine of $250 and costs on count 1, and $250 on each of counts 2 and 3 was 
imposed.