13676. Adulteration   and misbranding of   tomato   puree.    U.   S.   v.   1,597   Cases
*    *    *.     (F. D. C. No. 22182     Sample No. 64825-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   January 13,1947, Eastern District of New York.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :    On or about October 25, 1946, by Charles Goodman, from
Los Angeles, Calif. 
PRODUCT;    1,597 cases, each containing 24   1-pound, 12-ounce cans, of tomato
Puree at Maspeth, Long Island, N. Y. 
LABEL IN PART :    "Tamco Brand Tomato Puree    *•    *    *    Packed by Tastemore
Canning Co.    Baldwin Park Calif."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (b) (2), a product containing 
less than S.37 percent of salt-free tomato solids had been substituted for tomato 
puree.
Misbranding, Section 403 (g) (1), the product failed to conform to the 
definition and standard of identity for tomato puree since it contained less 
than 8.37 percent of salt-free tomato solids.
DISPOSITION: June 22, 1948. The Sweet Life Food Corp., claimant, having 
admitted the allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation was entered 
and the product was ordered released under bond to be utilized in the pro- 
duction of alimentary pastes with tomato sauce, under the supervision of the 
Food and Drug Administration.