17494. Adulteration and misbranding of black pepper.   U. S. v. 1 Drum   *   *    *.
(F. D. C. No. 30858.   Sample No. 25243-L.)
LIBEL FILED :    March 20, 1951, District of New Jersey.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about February 19, 1951, by Morris Laboratory Co., 
Inc., from New York, N. Y.
PRODUCT:   1   85-pound drum of black pepper at Hammonton, N. J.
LABEL IN PART :   Bucther   Ground Black Pepper."
NATURE OF CHARGE:   Adulteration, Section 402  (b)   (2), a mixture of black
pepper and paradise seed had been substituted in whole or in part for black
pepper. 
Misbranding, Section 403 (a), the label statement "Ground Black Pepper"
was false and misleading as applied to a mixture of black pepper and paradise
seed. 
DISPOSITION :   May 25,  1951.    Default decrees of condemnation.   The court
ordered that the product be delivered to a charitable institution.