20302. Adulteration   and misbranding of   coffee.   U.   S.   v.   376   Cans * * *,
(F. D. C. No. 34649.    Sample No. 51598-L.)
LIBEL FILED :    February 9, 1953, District of New Jersey.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about January 12, 1953, by the North American 
Sweets Corp., from Brooklyn, N. Y.
PRODUCT:   376 cans of coffee at Passaic, N. J.
LABEL IN PART: "Harvest House Quality Coffee Product Pure Coffee Com- 
bined With Added Dextrins & Maltose   Coffee Lovers Say 'Best Cut Ever'
* * * Net Wt. 15 Ozs."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (b) (4), a cereal product had 
been added to the article and mixed and packed with it so as to increase its 
bulk and weight and reduce its quality.
Misbranding, Section 403 (a), the label statements "Quality Coffee Product
* * * Coffee Lovers Say * * * All Purpose Grind * * * Fresh Roasted"' were 
false and misleading since these statements implied that the article was roasted 
and ground coffee without additives. Further misbranding, Section 403 (d), 
the container was so filled as to be misleading since only 15 ounces of the prod- 
uct were packed in a standard.size 1-pound can; and, Section 403 (f), the 
information required by law to appear on the label, namely, the statement of 
the quantity of the contents, was not prominently placed on the label with such 
¦conspicuousness (as compared with other words, statements, designs, and de- 
vices on the label) as to render such statement likely to be read by the ordinary 
individual under customary conditions of purchase and use since the statement 
of the quantity of the contents was printed on the side rear portion of the label.
DISPOSITION : April 2, 1953. Default decree of condemnation. The court 
ordered that the product be delivered to a charitable organization for its use 
and not for sale.