8451. Adulteration and misbranding of sauerkraut.    U. S. v. 66 Cases of Sauer¬
kraut.    Default decree of condemnation and destruction.    (F. D. C. No.
14627.   Sample No. 83190-F.)
LIBEL FILED :   December 6,1944, District of New Jersey.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about November 3, 1944, by Becker & Bigman, from 
Brooklyn, N. Y.
PRODUCT: 66 cases, each containing 12 1-quart jars, of sauerkraut at Newark, 
N. J.
LABEL IN PART:    "Old Fashioned Sauerkraut."
VIOLATIONS CHARGED: Adulteration, Section 402 (b) (2), brine had been sub- 
stituted in part for sauerkraut, which the article was represented to be.
Misbranding, Section 403 (d), the containers were so filled as to be mis- 
leading since, because of the tendency of sauerkraut to disperse in the liquid 
packing medium, the jars appeared to be filled, whereas they were large 
enough to hold at least 25 percent more sauerkraut.
DISPOSITION : March 26, 1945. No claimant having appeared, judgment of 
condemnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.