6733. Adulteration and misbranding of beet meal. U. S. * * * v. 470?
Sacks of Beet Meal. Consent decree of condemnation, forfeiture,?
and destruction.     (F. & D. No. 9078.    I. S. No.' 8244-p.    S. No. O-907.)
On June 10, 1918, the United ? States attorney for the Eastern District Of?
Wisconsin, 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 470 sacks of beet meal, remaining unsold in the original?
unbroken packages at Milwaukee, Wis., alleging that the article had been?
shipped on or about April 12, 1918, and transported from the State of New?
Jersey into the State Of Wisconsin, and charging adulteration and misbranding?
in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article was labeled in part,?
?' Sugar Beet Meal The Garden City Milling Co. Garden City, Kansas."
Adulteration of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that ex??
cessive sand had been mixed and packed therewith so as to reduce and lower?
and injuriously affect its quality, and for the further reason that it consisted?
in part of a decomposed vegetable substance.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in substance for the reason that the?
labels on the sacks containing the article bore the statement that the same?
was " Sugar Beet Meal," which statement was false and misleading in that?
the product was not sugar beet meal, but was, in truth, and in fact, a mixture?
of sugar beet tops, crowns, and tails, and sand product; and for the further?
reason that it was labeled as aforesaid in such form and display as to give?
the impression that the article was pure sugar beet meal, whereas, in truth?
and in fact, it was not, but was a mixture in which a sand product had been?
mixed and packed with sugar beet tops, crowns, and tails; and for the further
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reason tliat it was labeled as aforesaid so as to deceive and mislead the pur??
chaser thereof.
On December 2, 1918, Max Hottelet, Milwaukee, Wis., and the Garden City-?
Milling Co., Garden City, Kans., claimants, having admitted the allegations of?
the libel, judgment of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was?
ordered by the court that the product should be destroyed by the United States?
marshal, and that judgment be entered against said Max Hottelet for the?
costs of the proceedings.
J. R. RIGGS, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.