Legal Opinion
United States v. 29 Cartons, More or Less, of an Article of Food
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided June 8, 1992No. Civ. A. 88-2238-TPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
TAURO, Chief Judge.
On October 4, 1988, the United States of America, through the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), filed a complaint for forfeiture, seeking to condemn and destroy articles of food alleged to contain unsafe food additives in violation of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. § 301 et seq. (“FDCA”). Claimant Oak-mont Investment Co., Inc. (“Oakmont”) owns the subject bottles, labeled “Black Currant Oil,” which contain encapsulated black currant oil (“BCO”). Squeezed from black currant seeds, BCO is, as the label reads, a dietary supplement that…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- National Nutritional Foods Ass'n v. KennedyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Nutrilab, Inc. v. SchweikerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- United States v. An Article of Food, Etc., Foodscience Laboratories, Inc., Claimant-Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Ewig Bros. Co., Inc., a Corporation, and Eugene W. Ewig, an Individual, United States of America v. Vita Food Products of Illinois, Inc., a Corporation, and Lawrence T. Schweig,an IndividualCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by4 opinions
- United States v. 29 Cartons of an Article of FoodCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- United States v. Two Plastic Drums, More or Less of An Article of FoodCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- United States v. Two Plastic Drums, More Or Less Of An Article Of Food, Labeled In Part: Viponte Ltd. Black Currant Oil Batch No. Boosf 039Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- United States v. 29 CartonsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993