4251. AtlTctltei-ation am? misbranding- of oats. TJ. S. v. 150 Sacks of Oats.?
Default decree of condemnation, and forfeiture. Product ordered?
released on Iiond.     (F. & D. No. 6580.    I. S. No. 11601-k.    S. No. E-302.)
On June 5, 1915, the United States attorney for the Southern District of?
Georgia, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the?
District Court of the United States for said district a libel for the seizure?
and condemnation of 150 sacks of oats, remaining unsold in the original un??
broken packages at Pelham, Ga., alleging that the product had been shipped?
on or about May 27, 1915, by Callahan & Sons (Inc.), Louisville, Ky., and?
transported from the State of Kentucky into the State of Georgia, and charg??
ing adulteration and misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act.?
Each of the sacks was labeled " Georgia White Oats Special."
It was alleged in the libel that the oats were adulterated in violation of sec??
tion 7, paragraphs first and second, under " Food," and misbranded in viola??
tion of section 8, first general paragraph, and paragraph " second" under?
" Food," of the act of Congress of June 30, 1906, known as the Food and Drugs?
Act, for the reason that said product was heavily bleached, and contained?
added water and 20.3 per cent of barley and screenings.
On June 17, 1915, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment?
of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the court?
that the product should be sold by the United States marshal. It was further?
provided that if a claimant should within sixty days execute bond in the sum?
of $60, in conformity Avith section 10 of the act, and pay the costs of the pro??
ceedings, that the gats should be delivered to such claimant. On June 23, 1915.?
the goods were released to Callahan &-Sons (Inc.), Louisville, Ky., the con??
ditions of the decree having been complied with.
CAEL VKOOMAN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.?
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