9562. Misbranding of canned peas.    IT. S. v. 708 Cases of Canned Peas.    Consent
decree of condemnation.   Product ordered released under bond.    (F. D. C.
No. 18320.   Sample No. 35133-H.)
LIBEL FILED:   November 1, 1945, Eastern District of Missouri.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about July 14,1945, by the Sycamore Preserve Works 
Corporation, from Sycamore, Ill.
PRODUCT: 708 cases, each containing 24 unlabeled cans, of peas at St. Louis, Mo. 
The product was shipped unlabeled and invoiced as standard peas. No written 
agreement existed between the shipper and consignee as to the labeling of the 
product.  
NATURE OF CHARGE:   Misbranding, Section 403 (h)  (1), the product was below
' standard in quality; Section 403 (e) (1) (2), it failed to bear a label con- 
taining the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or dis- 
tributor, and an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents; and, 
Section 403.(g) (2), the label failed to bear, as required by the regulations, 
the name of the food specified in the definition and standard of identity for 
canned peas.
DISPOSITION: November 26, 1945. The General Grocer Co., St. Louis, Mo., 
claimant, having consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemna- 
tion was entered and the product was ordered released under bond to be 
brought into compliance with the law, under the supervision of the Food and 
Drug Administration. x