14680. Adulteration and misbranding of oil.   XL S. v. 11 Cans   *    *    *   (and
other seizure actions). (F. D. C. Nos. 24924, 24926 to 24928, inc 
24931, 24932, 24944, 24945. Sample Nos. 8134-K, 8140-K, 8142-K, 984< 
K. 9850-K, 9896-K, 9898-K, 9899-K.)
LIBELS FILED:   June 30 and July 2 and 6, 194S. District of Connecticut and Dis 
trict of New Jersey.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about April 5, 16, 19. and 26, 1948, by the Bell 
Donna Packing Co., from Brooklyn, N. Y.
PRODUCT: 319 1-gaIIon cans of oil at Torrington. New Britain, and Winsted 
Conn., and Hackensack, West New York, and Paterson, N. J.
LABEL IN PART:    "Binaldi Brand    S0% Peanut Oil    20% Pure Olive Oil."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (b) (1). a valuable constituent 
olive oil, had been in whole or in part omitted from the article; and, Sectioi 
402 (b) (4), artificial flavoring had been added to the article and mixed anc 
packed therewith so as to make it appear to be, or to contain substantia] 
amounts of, olive oil, which is better and of greater value than peanut oil.
Misbranding, Section 403 (a), the label statements "Pure Olive Oil'' and 
"20% Pure Olive Oil'* were false and misleading as applied to an article con- 
taining little, if any. olive oil. (Analysis showed that the article was an 
artificially flavored peanut oil containing little, if any, olive oil.)
DISPOSITION : October 18 and November 29. 194S. and January 31, 1949. De- 
fault decrees of condemnation. The Connecticut lots were ordered delivered 
to charitable organizations. With the exception of 1 can which was ordered 
delivered to the Food and Droit Administration, the New Jersey lots were 
ordered delivered to charitable organizations, or destroyed in the event that 
the oil was found unfit for human consumption.