8447. Adulteration and misbranding of sauerkraut.    V. S. v. 61 Cases of Sauer¬
kraut.    Default decree of condemnation and destruction.    (F. D. C. No.
14855.   Sample No. 83051-F.)
LIBEL FILED :   On or about December 22, 1944, District of Connecticut.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about February 28, 1944, by Golden's Pickle Works, 
Inc., from Brooklyn, N. Y.
PRODUCT: 61 cases, each containing 12 1-quart jars, of sauerkraut at Hartford, 
Conn.
LABEL, IN PART:    (Jars) "Golden's Sauerkraut."
VIOLATIONS CHARGED: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted 
in whole or in part of a decomposed substance; and, Section 402 (b) (2), brine 
had been substituted in part for sauerkraut, which the article was represented 
to be.
Misbranding, Section 403 (d), the container of the article was so filled as to 
be misleading, since the jars containing the article were large enough to 
hold at least 25 percent more sauerkraut.
DISPOSITION: February 23, 1945. No claimant having appeared, judgment of 
condemnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.