11946. Adulteraticn   and   misbranding   of   horse   and   mule   feed   and   sac 
charine meal. IT. S. v. 100 Sacks of Perfecto Horse and Mule Peed 
and 100 Sacks of Steam-Dried Saccharine Meal. Decree of con- 
demnation  and  forfeiture.    Product  released  under  bond.     (P.  &
D. No. 16900.    I. S. Nos. 6053-v, 6054-v.    S. No. B-3246.)
On November 6, 1922, the United States attorney for the Southern District 
of Florida, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
District Court of the United States for said district a libel praying the seizure 
and condemnation of 100 sacks of Perfecto horse and mule feed and 100 sacks
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of steam-dried saccharine meal, at Jacksonville, Fla., consigned by Milam- 
Morgan Co., New Orleans, La., alleging that the articles had been shipped 
from New Orleans, La., on or about October 14, 1922, and transported from the 
State of Louisiana into the State of Florida, and charging adulteration and 
misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The articles were labeled 
in part, respectively: " Perfecto Horse And Mule Feed Manufactured By 
Milam-Morgan Co., Ltd. New Orleans, La. * * * Fibre 15.00% Fat 
2.00% Protein 9.00%;" " Steam Dried Sacharine Meal * * * Guaranteed 
Analysis Fat 1.00%   Protein 7.00%    *    *    *    Fiber 17.00%."
Adulteration of the articles was alleged in the information for the reason that 
substances deficient in protein had been substituted wholly or in part for the 
said articles.
Misbranding was alleged for the reason that the products were labeled, 
respectively, " Protein 9.00% " and " Protein 7.00%," which statements were 
false and misleading and deceived and misled the purchaser, since the said 
articles were deficient in protein.
On December 12, 1922, the Milam-Morgan Co., New Orleans, La., having ap- 
peared as claimant for the property and having admitted the allegations of 
the libel, judgment of condemnation was entered, and it was ordered by the 
court that the products be released to the said claimant upon payment of the 
costs of the proceedings and the execution of a bond in the sum of $500, in 
conformity with section 10 of the act, conditioned in part that it be relabeled 
so as to accurately and correctly describe the said products.
C. F. MARVIN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.