9156. Adulteration and misbranding of edible oil.    U. S. v. Western Food Cor¬
poration.   Plea of guilty.   Fine, $300 and costs.    (F. D. C. No. 14264.   Sam- 
ple Nos. 66572-F, 67469-F.)
INFORMATION**FILED: June 13, 1945, Northern District of Illinois, against the 
Western Food Corporation, Chicago, Ill.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about March 9 and 24,1944, from the State of Illinois 
into the States of Missouri and Ohio.
LABEL IN PART: "W. F. O. Liguria Superfine Brand An Excellent Composition 
of 80% Vegetable Oil and 20% Pure Virgin Olive Oil."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 ~(b) (1), a valuable constituent 
of the article, olive oil, had been in part omitted from it; and Section 
402 (b) (2), a substance consisting essentially of corn oil and containing mate- 
rially less than 20 percent of olive oil had been substituted for 80 percent of 
vegetable oil and 20 percent of pure virgin oil, which the article was represented 
to be.
Misbranding Section 403 (a), the label statement, "An Excellent Composi- 
tion of 80% Vegetable Oil and 20% Pure Virgin Olive Oil," was false and mis- 
leading since the article contained materially less than 20 percent of olive oil; 
and the word "Liguria," which is the name of an Italian province, and the 
design of medals, together with the prominent statement "Pure Virgin Olive 
Oil," borne on the cans containing the article, were misleading since they 
created the impression that the article was a foreign product, whereas it was 
essentially a domestic product consisting, in most part, of corn oil produced 
in the United States.
DISPOSITION: September 27, 1945. A plea of guilty having been entered on 
behalf of the defendant, the court imposed a fine of $300 and costs.