13954. Adulteration and  misbranding of  meat  meal.    V.  S. v. 60 Bagrs  of
Meat   Meal.     Default   decree   of   condemnation,   forfeiture,   and   sale.
(F. & D. No. 20032.    I. S. No. 22299-v.    S. No. E-5301.)
On April 23, 1925, the United States attorney for the Western District of 
Virginia, 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 60 bags of meat meal, remaining in the original unbroken 
packages at Mount Jackson, Va., alleging that the article had been shipped by 
the Mutual Rendering Co., Inc., from Philadelphia, Pa., February 17, 1924, and 
transported from the State of Pennsylvania into the State of Virginia, and 
charging adulteration and misbranding in violation of the food and drugs act. 
The article was labeled in part: "100 Lbs. 55 Per Cent Mureco Meat Meal.
Guaranteed Analysis Protein Min. 55% Fat Min. 10% Fibre Max. 2% Phos. 
Acid Max. 10%    Manufactured By Mutual Rendering Co., Philadelphia, Pa."
Adulteration of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that a 
substance deficient in protein had been mixed and packed therewith so as to 
reduce, lower, and injuriously affect its quality and strength and had been 
substituted wholly or in part for the said article.
Misbranding was alleged for the reason that the statement " 55 Per Cent 
Meat Meal Guaranteed Analysis Protein Min. 55%," borne on the labels, was 
false and misleading and deceived and misled the purchaser, and for the 
further reason that the article was offered for sale under the distinctive name- 
of another article.
On October 26, 1925, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment 
of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the court 
that the product be sold by the United States marshal.
R. W. DUNLAP, Acting Secretary of Agriculture,