6602. Misbranding of coffee.    TJ. S. v. Theodore Manos   (Overland Coffee ComŽ
pany).    Plea  of guilty.    Fine, $100.    (F.  D.  C.  No.  10535.    Sample No. 
31922-F.)
INFORMATION FILED: On September 3, 1943, in the Southern District of Ohio, 
against Theodore Manos, trading as the Overland Coffee- Co., Columbus, 
Ohio.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about December 15, 1942, from the State of Ohio 
into the State of Kentucky.
LABEL IN PART:    "Special Blend.    Overland Coffee Co."
VIOLATIONS CHARGED: Misbranding, Section 403 (a), the statements "Special 
Blend," and "Overland Coffee Co.," borne on the bags containing the article, 
were misleading in that they represented and suggested that the article con- 
sisted of a special blend of coffee, whereas it consisted of a mixture of coffee and 
chicory; Section 403 (b), the article was offered for sale under the name of 
another food, "Blend Coffee"; Section 403 (e) (2), it was in package form and 
the packages bore no statement of the quantity of the contents; and, Sec- 
tion 403 (i) (2), it was fabricated from two or more ingredients and its label 
did not bear the common or usual name of each such ingredient.
DISPOSITION: April 10, 1944. The defendent having entered a plea of guilty, 
a fine of $100 was imposed.