7310. Misbranding of canned okra.    U. S. v. 554 Cases of Okra.     Consent decree
of condemnation.    Product ordered released under bond for relabeling.
(F. D. C. No. 14328.    Sample No. 85152-F.)
LIBEL FILED :    October 30, 1944, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. 
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:    On or about September 20, 1944, by Evangeline Pepper 
and Food Products, from St. Martinsville, La.
PRODUCT:   554 cases, each containing 24 jars, of okra, at Philadelphia, Pa. 
Examination disclosed that the product was short-weight.
LABEL IN PART:   "BuUiard's Evangeline Brand Okra Fresh Picked    *    *    *
1 Lb. Net." 
VIOLATION CHARGED:   Misbranding, Section 403 (e)   (2), the product failed to
bear a label containing an accurate statement of the quantity of contents.
DISPOSITION: November 28, 1944. Evangeline -Pepper and Food Products, 
claimant, having admitted the allegations of the libel, judgment of condemna- 
tion was entered and the product was ordered released under bond for relabel- 
ing under the supervision of the Food
" and Drug Administration.
Nos. 7311 to 7315 report actions involving canned peas that purported to 
be a food for which a standard of quality has been prescribed by law, but the 
quality fell below the standard because of higher alcohol-insoluble solids than 
the maximum permitted by the standard, and the labels failed to bear, in the 
manner and form that the regulations specify, a statement that the product was 
below the standard.