21552. Adulteration and misbranding of coffee.   IT.  S. v. 724 Pounds * * *.
(F. D. C. No. 36559,    Sample No. 80470-L.)
LIBEL FILED :    May 6,1954, Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : Prior to March 29, 1954, quantities of roasted barley and' 
coffee and coffee chaff were shipped from outside the State of Pennsylvania to 
Philadelphia, Pa., where the products were blended by the Selco Coffee Co., with 
a coffee substitute product known as "Covee" to form the product which was the 
subject of the seizure.
PRODUCT: 724 pounds of coffee at Philadelphia, Pa., in possession of the Selco 
Coffee Co. A portion of the product was packaged in 1-pound bags labeled as 
described below. Examination showed that the product was a mixture of 
chicory, barley, and soybeans, with less than 30 percent of ground roasted 
coffee and coffee chaff.
LABEL IN PART: (Bag) '-Good-Land Brand 100% Fresh Roasted Coffee 
Blended with Soy Beans, Malted Barley, Cereals & Chicory for Flavor. Max 
Factor, Distributor   Philadelphia, Pa.    One Pound Net Weight."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the article consisted in 
whole or in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of insects and 
insect fragments; and, Section 402 (b) (2), a mixture of chicory, barley, and 
soybeans, with less than 30 percent of ground roasted coffee and coffee chaff 
had been substituted in whole or in part for coffee, which the article was 
represented to be.
Misbranding, Section 403 (a), the label statement "100% Fresh Roasted Cof- 
fee" was false and misleading as applied to a mixture of chicory, barley, and 
soybeans, with less than 30 percent of coffee and coffee chaff; and, Section 403. 
(i) (2), the article contained coffee chaff and failed to bear a label stating that 
fact.
The article was adulterated and misbranded while held for sale after ship- 
ment in interstate commerce.
DISPOSITION :   July 14, 1954.   Default decree of condemnation and destruction..