8609. Misbranding of canned green bKans.    U.  S. v. 98 Cases  of Canned Green
BKans.      Consent   decree   of   condemnation.     Product   ordered   released 
under bond.     (F. D. C. No. 15933.    Sample No. 28723-H.)
LIBEL FILED :    May 5, 1945, Western District of Washington.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about November 29, 1944, by the Royal Canning Co 
of Oregon, from Silverton, Oreg.
PRODUCT: 98 cases, each containing 24 1-pound, 3-ounce cans, of cut green beans 
at Bellingham, Wash.
LABEL IN PART : "Ropak Brand Blue Lake Variety Short Cut Green Beans 
[vignette of a dish containing middle cuts of green beans]."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding, Section 403 (a), the vignette of a dish con- 
taining middle cuts of green beans, and the label statement "Short Cut Green 
Beans," were misleading as applied to a product which consisted mainly of tips 
and end cuts of green bKans.
DISPOSITION : August 23, 1945. The Royal Canning Co., claimant, having con- 
sented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was entered and the 
product was ordered released under bond to be relabeled in conformity with the 
law, under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration.