8075. Adulteration  and misbranding of  edible  oils.    IT.   S. v.  Antonio  Certo
(Keystone Grocery Distributing Co.). Plea of nolo contendere. Fine, 
$300 and costs. (F. D. C. No. 14218. Sample Nos. 50357-F, 50358-F, 
50377-F.)
INFORMATION FILED : January 3, 1945, Western District of Pennsylvania, against 
Antonio Certo, trading as the Keystone Grocery Distributing Co., at Pitts- 
burgh, Pa.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: Between the approximate dates of October 4, 1943, and 
March 15, 1944, from the State of Pennsylvania into the States of Ohio and 
West Virginia.
LABEL, IN PART: "Fortebraccio * * * Brand 80% Cottonseed And Corn 
Oils   20% Pure Olive Oil."
VIOLATIONS CHARGED: Adulteration, Section 402 (b) (1), a valuable constitu- 
ent, olive oil, had been in part omitted from the article; and, Section 402 (b) 
(2), a product consisting essentially of cottonseed oil and corn oil, and con- 
taining little or no olive oil, had been substituted for 80 percent cottonseed 
and corn oils and 20 percent pure olive oil, which the product was represented 
to be.
Misbranding, Section 403 (a), the label statement, "80% Cottonseed And 
Corn Oils 20% Pure Olive Oil," was false and misleading; Section 403 (f), 
the information required by law to appear on the label was not prominently 
placed thereon in such terms as to render it likely to be read and under- 
stood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase 
and use, since the label of the product contained representations in the Italian 
language and all of the information required by law to appear on the label did
not appear thereon in the Italian language; and (portion), Section 403 (k), 
it contained artificial flavoring and failed to bear labeling stating that fact. 
DISPOSITION :    June 14, 1945.   A plea of nolo contendere having been entered by 
the defendant, a fine of $50 on each of 6 counts, a total fine of $300 plus costs, 
was imposed.