17873. Misbranding of   ground   dried   apples.   U.   S.   v.   17   Cases    *    *    *.
(F. D. C. No. 31430.    Sample No. 28121-L.)
LIBEL FILED :   July 12,1951, District of Nevada.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about August 21,1950, by the Sebastopol Packing Co.,
from Sebastopol, Calif. 
PRODUCT:   17 cases, each containing 4 cartons, of ground dried apples at Beno,
Nev. 
LABEL IN PART:    (Carton) "24   3% Oz. Pkgs.   Dehydrated Apples."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding, Section 403 (e) (2), the product failed to 
bear a label containing an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents. 
(The packages contained less than the declared weight.)
DISPOSITION: August 17, 1951. Default decree of condemnation. The court 
ordered that the product be delivered to a public institution.