20768. Misbranding of strawberry Jelly. V. S. v. Hunt Bros. Packing? Co. 
Plea of nolo contendere. Fine, $25 and costs. (F. & D. no. 29377. 
I. S. no. 12784.)
This case was based on an interstate shipment of a product, labeled straw- 
berry jelly, which was found upon examination to consist of a strawberry 
pectin jelly, deficient in fruit juice. The statement on the label, "Pectin 
Added ", did not appear in connection with the name and did not apprise the 
purchaser of the deficiency in fruit juice.
At the February 1933 term of the United States District Court for the 
Western District of Washington, the United States attorney filed an informa- 
tion against the Hunt Bros. Packing Co., a corporation trading at Puyallup, 
Wash., alleging shipment by said company on or about October 17, 1931, from 
the State of Washington into the State of Louisiana of a quantity of strawberry 
jelly that was misbranded in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article 
was labeled in part: " Hunt's Supreme Quality Strawberry Jelly, Hunt 
Brothers Packing Co.   *   *    *    San Francisco, Cal.   *    *    *   Pectin Added."
It was alleged in the information that the article was misbranded in that the 
statement " Supreme Quality Strawberry Jelly ", borne on the label, was false 
and misleading, and for the further reason that the article was labeled as 
aforesaid so as to deceive and mislead the purchaser since it was not supreme 
quality strawberry jelly but was a strawberry pectin jelly deficient in straw- 
berry substance. Misbranding was alleged for the further reason that the 
article was strawberry pectin jelly and was offered for sale under the distinctive 
name of another article.
On February 18, 1933, a plea of nolo contendere was entered on behalf of the 
defendant company, and the court imposed a fine of $25 and costs.
—    R. G. TTTGWELL, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.