21920. Adulteration   and misbranding of  Poultry   Leaf   and  Alfalfa  Leaf
Meal. IT. S. v. 365 Bags of Poultry Leaf and 35 Bags of Alfalfa 
Leaf Meal. Decree of condemnation and forfeiture. Product re- 
leased under bond to be relabeled. (F. & D. no. S16S2. Sample nos. 
14146-A, 14147-A.)
This case involved alleged alfalfa meal products that were found to consist 
of mixtures of stem and leaf meal and to contain less protein and more fiber 
than was declared on the label.
On or about December 8, 1933, the United States attorney for the District of 
Maryland, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 365 bags of Poultry 
Leaf and 35 bags of Alfalfa Leaf Meal at Derwood, Md., alleging that the 
articles had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about November 11, 1933, 
by the Urbana Mills, from Toledo, Ohio, and charging adulteration and mis- 
branding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The articles were labeled in 
part: (Tags) " Poultry Leaf * * * Urbana Mills Urbana, Ohio" and 
" Greenleaf Alfalfa Leaf Meal   *   *   *   Akron-Urbana Mills, Urbana, Ohio."
It was alleged in the libel that the articles were adulterated in that mixtures 
of stem and alfalfa meal had been substituted for the articles.
Misbranding was alleged for the reason that the following statements appear- 
ing on the tags were false and misleading and deceived and misled the pur- 
chaser: (Poultry Leaf) "Poultry Leaf Crude Protein, not less than 17.0 Per 
Cent Crude Fibre, not more than 23.0 Per Cent", (Greenleaf Alfalfa Leaf 
Meal) "Alfalfa Leaf Meal Crude Protein, not less than 20.0 Per Cent Crude 
Fibre, not more than 18.0 Per Cent."
Misbranding was alleged for the further reason that the articles were sold 
under the distinctive names of other articles.
On January 13, 1934, the Urbana Mills, Urbana, Ohio, having appeared as 
claimant for the property, judgment of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, 
and it was ordered by the court that the product be released to the claimant 
upon payment of costs and the execution of a bond in the sum of $1,000, condi- 
tioned that it be relabeled to conform to the requirements of the Federal i 
Food and Drugs Act.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.