9567. Misbranding of canned peas.    IT. S. v. 348 Cases of Canned Peas   (and 2
- other seizure actions against canned peas). Consent decrees of con- 
demnation/ Produet ordered released under bond. (F. D. C. Nos. 17644, 
17743, 17977.   Sample Nos. 19278-H, 20300-H, 22390-H.)
LIBELS FILED: Between October 4 and 18, 1945, Southern District of Illinois, 
Northern District of Iowa, and Northern District of Oklahoma.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : Between the approximate dates of August 21 and Septem- 
ber 18, 1945, by the Klindt-Geiger Canning Co., from Cassville, Wis.
PRODUCT: 348 cases, each containing 24 unlabeled cans, of peas at Bloomington, 
111., and 487 cases and 97 cases, each containing 24 labeled cans, of peas at 
Dubuque, Iowa, and Tulsa, Okla., respectively. No written agreement existed 
between the shipper and consignee of the lot of unlabeled cans as to the label- 
ing of the product.
LABEL IN PART: (Stenciling on cases of unlabeled cans) "24 No. 2 Cans Un- 
labeled No. 4 Early June Peas"; (labeled cans) "Overland Brand Wiscon- 
sin [or "Badger Brand"] Early June Peas   *   *    *   1 Lb. 4 Oz."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding, Section 403 (h) (1), the article was below the 
standard of quality for canned peas.
Further misbranding,"Section 403 (e) (1) (2), the Illinois lot failed to bear 
a label containing the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, 
or distributor, and an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents; and, 
Section 403 (g) (2), the label of the Illinois lot failed to bear the name of the 
food Specified in the definition and standard for canned peas. 
^ DISPOSITION : Between October 30, 1945, and January 7, 1946, the Campbell- 
Holton and Co., Bloomington, Ill., the Klindt-Geiger Canning Co., Cassville, 
Wis., and the Warehouse Market, Tulsa, Okla., claimants for the Illinois,
Iowa, and Oklahoma /lots, respectively, having consented to the entry of 
decrees/judgments of condemnation were entered and the product was or- 
dered released under bondTTor relabeling under the supervision of the Federal 
Security Agency. 
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