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Show M INTERPRETATION OF FOOOJIilffi Federal Court Decides Foreign For-eign Name on Home-Made Foods Is Not Violation. A decision-was rendered Inst week lu thn United States district court In Siir. Francisco which will put a new interpretation inter-pretation on tho question of tho branding brand-ing and misbranding of foods in compliance com-pliance with the pure food and drup acl. lu tho cunc of the United States against thy Ghlrardcri Candy company it wis held that the company could sell chocolates choco-lates manufactured in t-h' country and labeled "Ghlrn nielli's Italian ehocolatOB." The name Italian was held to bo descriptive descrip-tive of the style of the lOiifectioii and not the' place, where ll is mode. J Counsel for the candy maker.-' broupht out a list of names f common household articles such a .ianialcii Klnper, mini arable. ' linplish walnuts. Saratoga chips. Germun friend potatoes French and Kns-lisli Kns-lisli mutton chops, to prove their conim-tion conim-tion that Italian chocolates" morclv des-i;matcd des-i;matcd the "styb-" and not the country." coun-try." Government prosecutors 'ditched their ense nl the otitr.et when they called two witnesses, well known San Kranelsoo candy men. who. when asked how they Interpreted the men ni ns: of "llallim -luco-lafes." unhesitatingly answered that they tool; It tu moan tho "style" of the chocolates choco-lates and ln no way understood It to mean tho country In which they wore made. , , The Jury was out only lone eno'h to cast one bnllot. and then returned a verdict ver-dict of not unllty to the chnnre nf mis-branding mis-branding th- confection:. Tho court held that the names were lawful, especially since the company hud Iho words "San Franclsi o. 'alifoi nln."' printed upon the boxes In which the 'Italian chocolates" are sold. |