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62 CASES OF JAM v. UNITED STATES.

No. 363.

340 U.S. 593 (1951)

62 CASES OF JAM ET AL. v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 26, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin F. Stapleton, Jr. argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the brief were Clarence L. Ireland and Edward Brown Williams.

Robert L. Stern argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Perlman, Assistant Attorney General McInerney, Vincent A. Kleinfeld, John T. Grigsby and William W. Goodrich.

MR. JUSTICE FRANKFURTER delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act authorizes the United States to bring a libel against any article of food which is "misbranded" when using the channels of interstate commerce. Act of June 25, 1938, § 304, 52 Stat. 1040, 1044, 21 U. S. C. § 334. The Act defines "misbranded" in the eleven paragraphs of § 403. 52 Stat. 1047-1048, 21 U. S. C....

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