9390. Adulteration and misbranding of black pepper.    U. S. v. 7 Gross Envelopes
of  Black  Pepper.     Default   decree   of   condemnation   and  destruction.
(F. D. C. No. 18784.    Sample No. 19620-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   January 8,1946, Northern District of Iowa.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about September 24,1945, by the Banner Novelty Co., 
from Chicago, Ill.
PRODUCT:   7 gross of 1-ounce envelopes of black pepper at Fort Dodge, Iowa.
LABEL IN PART :    "I. & R. Brand   *    *    *   Pure Black Pepper."
NATURE COP CHARGE:   Adulteration, Section 402 (b)  (2), a substance consisting
essentially of ground buckwheat hulls, wheat flour, and cottonseed hulls, with
small amounts of red and black pepper, had been substituted in whole or in
part for black pepper. 
Misbranding, Section 403 (a), the designation "Pure Black Pepper" was false
and misleading.
DISPOSITION: March 1, 1946. No claimant having appeared, judgment of con- 
demnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.