17648. Adulteration and misbranding of black pepper.   TJ. S. v. 14 Cases   *   *  *.
(F. D. C. No. 30814.    Sample No. 23997-L.)
LIBEL FILED :   February 23,1951, District of New Jersey.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about February 5, 1951, by the Muro Importing Co., 
from Brooklyn, N. Y.
PEODTTOT: 14 cases, each containing 24 %-ounce bottles, of black pepper at 
Hillside, N. J.
LABEL IN PART:    (Bottle) "Muro   Pure Black Pepper."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (b) (2), a mixture of black 
pepper, buckwheat hulls, and salt had been substituted in whole or in part for 
pepper.
Misbranding, Section 403 (a), the label statement "Pure Black Pepper" was 
false and misleading since the product was a mixture of black pepper, buck- 
wheat hulls, and salt.
DISPOSITION: April 30, 1951. Default decree of condemnation. The court 
ordered that the product be delivered to charitable institutions after examina- 
tion by the Food and Drug Administration to determine whether the product 
was suitable for human consumption.