3353.  Adulteration and misbranding of olive oil.     V. S. v. Antonius Lekakis?
and   Gus   Sigelakis   (Lekakis   &   Sigelakis).    Plea   of  guilty.    Fine,
$25.     (F. & D. No. 5217.    I. S.  No. 20246-d.)
On February 13, 1914, the United States attorney for the Southern District?
of New York, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the?
District Court of the United States for said district an information against?
Antonius Lekakis and Gus Sigelakis, copartners, trading under the firm name?
and style of Lekakis & Sigelakis, New York, N. Y., alleging shipment by said?
defendants in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, on March 19, 1912, from the?
State of New York into the State of Michigan, of a quantity of so-called olive oil?
which was adulterated and misbranded. The product was labeled: (In modern?
Greek) " Elaion Gnesion Hellenikon Ideodes." (Translation) "Pure (genuine)?
Olive Oil Greek Ideal." (In English) "Hellenic Ideal Brand Trade Mark Pure?
Olive Oil."
Analysis of a sample of the product by the Bureau of Chemistry of this?
department showed that about 40 to 45 per cent of cottonseed oil was present?
therein.
Adulteration of the product was alleged in the information for the reason?
that a substance, to wit, cottonseed oil, had been mixed and packed with it?
so as to reduce and lower and injuriously affect its quality and strength, and
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for the further reason that a mixture of olive oil and cottonseed oil had been?
substituted wholly or in part for the pure olive oil which the said article?
purported to be. Misbranding was alleged for the reason that the statement?
" Pure Olive Oil," appearing on the label, was false and misleading, in that it?
conveyed the impression that the product aforesaid consisted entirely of olive?
oil, whereas, in truth and in fact, the said product did not consist of pure olive?
oil, but was a mixture of olive oil and cottonseed oil. Misbranding was alleged?
for the further reason that the product was labeled so as to deceive and mislead?
the purchaser, being labeled " Pure Olive Oil," thereby creating the impression?
that the product was pure olive oil, whereas, in truth and in fact, said product?
was not pure olive oil, but a mixture of olive oil and cottonseed oil.
On March 13, 1914, a plea of guilty was entered on behalf of the defendant?
firm and the court imposed a fine of $25.
D. F. HOUSTON, Secretary of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, D. 0., September 24, 1911f.