14711. Misbranding   of  poultry   feed.     U.   S.   v.   Marine   Products   Co.,   Inc.
Plea of guilty.     Fine, $25 and costs.     (F.  & D. No.  19782.     I.  S.  Nos. 
10457-x,  10460-x,  10464-x,  10465-x,  10467-x.)
On September 24, 1926, the United States attorney for the Western District of 
Washington, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
District Court of the United States for said district an information against the 
Marine Products Co.. Inc., a corporation, Tacoma," Wash., alleging shipment by 
said company, in violation of the food and drugs act, in various consignments, 
on or about June 26 and December 10, 1925, and January 7 and 20, 1926, respec- 
tively, from the State of Washington into the State of Oregon of quantities of 
poultry feed which was misbranded. A portion of the article was labeled, 
"Argentine Scraps-O-Meat Brand * * * Guaranteed Analysis Crude Pro- 
tein-Not less than 50% * * * Ash-Not more than 20% * * * Manu- 
factured by Marine Products Co.. Inc. Tacoma, Washington." The remainder 
of the said article was labeled, " Meat Meal Poultry Food Protein not less than 
50% * * * Crude Fibre not more than 2%% Ash not more than 20% 
Manufactured by Marine Products Co. Inc. Tacoma, Wash."
Misbranding of the article was alleged in the information for the reason that 
the statements, to wit, " Guaranteed Analysis Crude Protein-Not less than 
50% * * * Ash-Not more than 20%," with respect to a portion of the 
product and the statements " Protein not less than 50% Crude Fibre not more 
than 2%% Ash not more than 20%,'* with respect to the remainder thereof,, 
borne on the sacks containing the said article, were false and misleading, in 
that the said statements represented that the article contained not less than 
50 per cent of protein and not more than 20 per cent of ash, and that a portion 
thereof contained not more than 2% per cent of crude fiber, and for the further 
reason that it was labeled as aforesaid so as to deceive and mislead the pur- 
chaser thereof into the belief that it contained. not less than 50 per cent of 
protein and not more than 20 per cent of ash, and that a portion contained not 
more than 2% per cent of crude fiber, whereas the article contained less than 
50 per cent of protein and more than 20 per cent of ash, and the said portion 
contained more than 2y2 Per cent of crude fiber.
On September 28, 1926, a plea of guilty to the information was entered one 
behalf of the defendant company, and the court imposed a fine of $25 and costs,
W. M. JAEDIWB, Secretary of Agriculture.