10493. Adulteration and misbranding of black pepper.   U. S. v. 367 Cards   *   *   ».
(F. D. C. No. 21843.   Sample No. 15499-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   December 9,1946, Western District of Michigan.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:   On or about September 3, 1946, by the Crack-A-Nut Co.,
from Chicago, Ill. 
PRODUCT:   367 cards, each containing 12   %-ounce packages, of black pepper at
Grand Rapids, Mich.
LABEL IN PART:   "Tastegood   Brand   Extra   Fancy   Selected   Pure   Black
Pepper. 
NATURE OF CHARGE:   Adulteration, Section 402 (b)  (2), a substance consisting
essentially of cottonseed hulls, soybean hulls, ground buckwheat, wheat flour,
and black pepper had been substituted in whole or in part for pure black
pepper. 
Misbranding, Section 403 (a), the designation "Pure Black Pepper" was
false and misleading.
DISPOSITION: February 10, 1947. No claimant having appeared, judgment of 
condemnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.