11883. Misbranding of wild cherry drops.   F. S. v. 218 Cartons    *    *    *    (F. D. C.
No. 23097.   Sample No. 32678-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   May 5,1947, District of Connecticut,
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about April 7,1947, by the Metro Chocolate Co., Inc.,
from Brooklyn, N. Y. 
PRODUCT:   218 cartons, each containing 24   1%-ounce packages, of imitation
wild cherry drops at New Haven, Conn. 
LABEL IN PART:   "Ridley's Advance   Imitation Wild Cherry Drops   Mfd. By
Ridley's Brooklyn, N. Y." 
NATURE OF CHARGE:   Misbranding, Section 403 (d), the container of the article
was so filled as to be misleading.    (The packages contained an average of 17
pieces of candy, whereas 23 pieces could have been placed in each package.)
DISPOSITION: July 2, 1947. The Metro Chocolate Co., Inc., having consented 
to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was entered and the prod- 
uct was ordered delivered to a charitable institution.
The following cases report actions involving butter that consisted in whole or 
in part of filthy or decomposed substances, Nos. 11884 to 11887; that was 
below the standard for milk fat content, Nos. 11886 to 11898; and that was 
short of the declared weight, Nos. 11899 and 11900.