21652. Adulteration  and misbranding of  coffee.    U.  S. v.  253  Bags * * *.
(F. D. C. No. 36824.   Sample No. 71671-L.)
LIBEL FILED :   June 2,1954, District of Massachusetts.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about May 24, 1954, Ph. Wechsler & Son, Inc., de- 
livered the coffee to Waldorf System, Inc., New York, N. Y., which firm, on 
or about May 25, 1954, shipped the product from New York, N. Y., to Spring- 
field, Mass.
PRODUCT:   253 unlabeled 12-ounce bags of coffee at Springfield, Mass.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (b) (2), a mixture of coffee 
and spent coffee grounds had been substituted in whole or in part for coffee, 
which the article was represented to be; and, Section 402 (b) (4), spent coffee 
grounds had been added to the article and mixed and packed with it so as to 
increase its bulk or weight and reduce its quality.
Misbranding, Section 403 (e) (1) and (2), the article 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 (i) (1), the label of the article failed to bear the common or 
usual name of the article.
DISPOSITION :   July 26, 1954.   Default decree of condemnation and destruction.
"See also Nos. 21685, 21686.