19568. Adulteration and misbranding of canned sardines.   U. S. v. 900 Car¬
tons * * *.    (F. D. C. No. 34511.    Sample No. 18022-L.) 
LIBEL FILED :   December 19,1952, Southern District of California. 
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about December 10,1952, by the Carmel Canning Co.,
from Monterey, Calif., to Wilmington, Calif., for shipment to Manila, P. I. 
PRODUCT:   900 cartons, each containing 48   15-ounce cans, of sardines at Wil- 
mington, Calif.   Examination showed that the product was anchovies.
LABEL, IN PART : "Velera Brand Highest Quality California Sardines Packed 
By San Carlos Canning Co.   Monterey   Cal."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (b) (2), anchovies had been 
substituted in whole or in part for sardines, which the article was represented 
to be.
Misbranding, Section 403 (b), the article was offered for sale under the 
name of another food, namely, sardines.
Calif., claimant, having consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of con- 
demnation was entered and the court ordered that the product be released 
under bond for relabeling, under the supervision of the Federal Security 
Agency.