17624. Misbranding of canned tuna.   U. S. v. 13 Cases   *    *    *.    (F. D. C. No.
30920.    Sample No. 23705-L.) 
LIBEL FILED :   April 13,1951, District of Connecticut. 
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :    On or about March 22,1951, by Wilbur-Ellis Co., Inc., from
New York, N. Y. 
PRODUCT:    13 cases, each containing 48 cans, of tuna at New Haven, Conn. 
LABEL IN PART:    (Can)   "Southern Seas   Light Meat Tuna   Contents 13 Ozs.
Avoir." 
NATURE OF CHARGE:   Misbranding, Section 403 (e)   (2), the product failed to
bear a label containing an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents.
The product was short of the declared weight. 
DISPOSITION :    July 20, 1951.   Wilbur-Ellis Co., Inc., claimant, having consented
to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was entered and the court
ordered that the product be released under bond for relabeling under the
supervision of the Federal Security Agency.