13315. Misbranding of canned black-eyed peas.    XT. S. v. 64 Cases, etc.     (F. D. C.
Nos. 24352, 24408.   Sample Nos. 3824-K, 22678-K.)
LIBELS FILED: On or about January 13 and April 8, 1948, Eastern District of 
Louisiana and Eastern District of Virginia.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about October 21 and 24, 1947, by Leverton & Co., 
from Houston and Alvin, Tex.
PRODUCT:    64 cases and 149 cases, each containing 6   6-pound, 4-ounce cans, of
black-eyed peas at Baton Rouge, La., and Richmond, Va., respectively. 
LABEL IN PART:    "Rio Grande Fresh Green Shelled Blackeyed Peas." 
NATURE OF CHARGE:   Misbranding, Section 403  (g)   (1), the product failed to 
conform to the definition and standard of identity for canned black-eyed peas, 
in that it was food sealed in a container and was not so processed by heat 
as to prevent spoilage.    (The product was in whole or in part decomposed.)
DISPOSITION : March 27 and June 30, 1948. Default decrees of condemnation 
and destruction.
Nos. 13316 to 13320 report actions involving canned peas that purported 
to be a food for which a standard of quality has been prescribed by law, but the 
quality was charged to fall below the standard because of higher alcohol-insoluble 
solids than the maximum permitted by the standard, and the labels failed to 
bear, in the manner and form that the regulations specify, a statement that the 
product was below the standard.