29540. Misbranding of  bread.     V.   S.   v.   Safe-way  Stores,   Inc.     Plea  of  guilty.
Fine, $28.    (F. & D. No. 42568.    Sample Nos. 11623-D, 11652-D.)
Samples of this bread were found to be short weight.
On October 1, 1938, the United States attorney for the District of Utah, 
acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district court 
an information against the Safeway Stores, Inc., trading at Salt Lake City, 
Utah, alleging shipment by said company in violation of the Food and Drugs 
Act as amended, on or about April 13 and April 29, 1938, from the State of 
Utah into the States of Wyoming and Nevada, respectively, of quantities of 
bread which was misbranded. The article was labeled in part: "Twisted 
White Bread American Youth."
Misbranding was alleged in that the statement "20 Oz.," borne on the wrap- 
per of the article, was false and misleading and was borne on the said wrapper 
so as to deceive and mislead the purchaser in that the said statement repre- 
sented that the article enclosed in said wrappers weighed 20 ounces; whereas 
the bread enclosed in the said wrapper was of considerably less weight than 
20 ounces. Misbranding was alleged further in that the article was food in 
package form and the quantity of the contents was not plainly and conspicu- 
ously marked on the outside of the package since the statement made was not 
correct.
On October 1, 1938, a plea of guilty was entered on behalf of the defendant 
and the court imposed a fine of $28.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.