13515. Misbranding of flbered codfish.    IT. S. v. 14 Cases    *    *    *.     (F. D. C. No.
23495.   Sample No. 87633-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   July 14,1947, Southern District of New York.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about April 2, 1947, by J. W. Beardsley's Sons, 
Newark, N. J.
PRODUCT: 14 5-pound cases of fibered codfish at New York, N. Y. Examination 
showed that the product contained numerous small bones; however, the term 
"flbered codfish" is employed in the trade to apply to' a boneless, shredded 
codfish.
LABEL IN PART :    "Matchless Fibered Codfish in Bulk."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding, Section 403 (a), the name "Fibered Codfish" 
was false and misleading as applied to a product from which little or none 
of the bones had been removed.
DISPOSITION :   August 27,1947.   Default decree of condemnation and destruction.