16747. Adulteration and misbranding of oil. U. S. v. Keystone Grocery Dis- 
tributing Co. of Pittsburgh, Inc., and Antonio Certo. Pleas of guilty. 
Antonio Certo fined $100, plus costs; charges against corporation 
rolled.    (F. D. C. No. 25287.    Sample Nos. 18215-K, 19211-K, 19212-K.)
INDICTMENT RETURNED : September 23, 1948, Western District of Pennsylvania, 
against Keystone Grocery Distributing Co. of Pittsburgh, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa., 
and Antonio Certo, president.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about October 20 and 22, 1947, from the State of 
Pennsylvania into the State of Ohio.
LABEL IN PART : "One Gallon Fortebraccio Brand A Pure Blend of 80% Cot- 
ton Seed Oil, Corn Oil and 20% Olive Oil. Keystone Grocery Distributing 
Co. of Pittsburgh, Inc. Pittsburgh, Pa." and "Fortebraccio Brand E' Prodotto 
Dalla Migliore Quality Ohio. Ed E' Preparato Con Massime Cure E' Special- 
mente Raccomandato: Per Cucinare Per Le Insalate E Per Fritture."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (b) (2), an artificially flavored 
mixture of cottonseed and corn oils containing little, if any, olive oil, had 
been substituted for 80% of cottonseed and corn oils and 20% of olive oil, 
which the product was represented to be; and, Section 402 (b) (4), artificial 
flavor had been added to the product and mixed and packed with it so as 
to make it appear to be a product containing a substantial amount of olive 
oil, which is better and of greater value than the product.
Misbranding, Section 403 (a), the label statement ''A Pure Blend of 80% 
Cotton Seed Oil, Corn Oil and 20% Olive Oil" was false and misleading; 
and, Section 403 (f), the information required by law to appear on the label, 
namely, the statement of the quantity of the contents and the common or usual 
name of each ingredient of the product, were not prominently placed thereon 
in such terms as to render it likely to be read and understood by the ordinary 
individual under customary conditions of purchase and use since the product 
was intended for sale to, and consumption by, persons of Italian descent by 
reason of representations on the label in the Italian language; and the state- 
ment of the quantity of the contents and the common or usual name of each 
ingredient of the product were not set forth on the label in the Italian language.
DISPOSITION: May 31, 1950. A plea of guilty having been entered, Antonio 
Certo was fined $100, plus costs. A nolle prosequi was entered on June 6, 
1950, for the Keystone Grocery Distributing Co. of Pittsburgh, Inc., since the 
corporation had been dissolved.