15279. Adulteration and misbranding of canned cherries.   U. S. v. 61 Cases
*    *    *.   (F. D. C. No. 27582.   Sample No. 50647-K.)
LIBEL FILED :    July 22,1949, Eastern District of Washington.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about October 17,1946, by the Welch Fruit Products
Co., from Chicago, Ill. 
PRODUCT:    61 cases, each containing 6 cans, of cherries at Yakima, Wash.
deleterious substance, broken cherry pits, which might have rendered it inju- 
rious to health; and, Section 402 (a) (3), it consisted in whole or in part of a 
decomposed substance.
Misbranding, Section 403 (e) (2), the product failed to bear a label con- 
taining an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents. (The product 
was in part decomposed, contained an excessive amount of broken' pits, and 
was short of the declared weight, "8pounds.")
DISPOSITION: October 10, 1949. Default decree of condemnation and destruc- 
tion.