25585. Misbranding of Mureco Meat and Bone.     II. S. v. Mutual Rendering Co.
Plea of nolo contendere.    Fine, $12.50.     (F. & D. no. 35908.    Sample nos. 
8340-B, 9552-B.)
This case was based on interstate shipments of an article described as 
Mureco Meat and Bone which contained less protein than the percentage 
thereof represented on the label.
On August 21, 1935, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of 
Pennsylvania, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in 
the district court an information against the Mutual Rendering Co., a corpo- 
ration, Philadelphia, Pa., charging shipment by said corporation, in violation 
of the Food and Drugs Act, on or about November 7, 1934, from the State of 
Pennsylvania into the State of Maryland, and on or about November 16, 1934, 
from the State of Pennsylvania into the State of Virginia, of quantities of an 
article described as Mureco Meat and Bone that was misbranded. The article 
was labeled: "100 lbs. Net Mureco Meat and Bone Guaranteed Analysis Pro- 
tein 50% Min. Fat 6% Min. Fibre 2% Max. Total Phos. Acid 15% Mas. 
Manufactured by Mutual Rendering Co., Inc.   Phila., Pa."
It was alleged in the information that the article was misbranded in that 
the statement, "Guaranteed Analysis Protein 50% Min.", was false and mis- 
leading, and in that by reason of said statement the article was labeled so as 
to deceive and mislead the purchaser, since the statement represented that the 
article had a minimum protein content of not less than 50 percent, whereas 
in fact the article contained less than 50 percent of protein.
On January 21, 1936, a plea of nolo contendere was entered by the defendant, 
and the court imposed a fine of $12.50.
W. R. GREGG, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.