20031. Adulteration and misbranding of canned sardines.    U. S. v. 500 Cases
* * *.    (F.D.C. No. 34263.   Sample No. 42399-L.) 
Packing Co., from Monterey, Calif., to San Francisco, Calif., for shipment to 
the Philippine Islands. 
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PRODUCT: 500 cases, each containing 100 5-ounce cans, of sardines at San 
Francisco, Calif.   Examination showed that the product was anchovies.
LABEL IN PART: (Can) "AAA Triple A Brand in Tomato Sauce * * * Cali- 
fornia Sardines."
NATURE OE CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (b) (2), anchovies had been sub- 
stituted in whole or in part for sardines.
Misbranding, Section 403 (b), the product was offered for sale under the name 
of another food, sardines.
DISPOSITION : January 23, 1953. Ziel & Co., Inc., San Francisco, Calif., having 
.consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was entered and 
the court ordered that the product be released under bond to be relabeled 
under the supervision of the Federal Security Agency.