4793. Misbranding of cottonseed meal. U. S. * * * v. 580 Sacks * * * of Cottonseed.? Meal. Consent decree of condemnation and forfeiture. Product ordered released on? bond. (F. & D. No. 7492. I. S. Nos. 11382-1, 19908-1. S. No. C-538.) On June 2, 1916, the United States attori;ey for the Southern District of Ohio,? acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the District Court of? the United States for said district a libel for the seizure and condemnation of 580? sacks, each containing approximately 100 pounds, of cottonseed meal, consigned by the? Buckeye Cotton Oil Co., Louisville, Ky., remaining unsold in the original unbroken? packages at St. Bernard, Ohio, alleging that the article had been shipped and trans?? ported from the State of Kentucky into the State of Ohio, and charging misbranding? in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article was labeled: (On tag) "100 LBS. GROSS—99 LBS. NET BUCKEYE Prime Cottonseed Meal MANUFACTURED BY The Buckeye Cotton Oil Co.? GENERAL OFFICES, CINCINNATI, O. GUARANTEED ANALYSIS? Protein? 38.62 Per Cent Minimum Fats? Ammonia? 7.50 " " " Nitrogen? 6.18 " " " Crude Fibre? 12 " "Maximum (On reverse side of tag) MILLS LOCATED Atlanta, Ga.? Selma, Ala. Augusta, Ga.? Jackson, Miss. Macon, Ga.? Greenwood, Mies. Birmingham, Ala.? Little Rock, Ark. Charlotte, N. C.? Memphis, Tenn. Hurtsboro, Ala." Misbranding of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that the tags on the? bags bore a statement, declaring the ingredients and substances contained therein,? which was false and misleading, in that the amount of protein declared was 38.62? per cent protein minimum, when, in truth and in fact, each of the sacks and packages? contained less than 38.62 per cent protein minimum. On June 6, 1916, the said Buckeye Cotton Oil Co., claimant, having admitted? the facts set out in the libel and consented to a decree, judgment of condemnation? and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the court that the product should be? released to said claimant upon payment of all the costs of the proceedings and the? execution of bond in the sum of $1,800, in conformity with section 10 of the act. CARL VROOMAN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture. N.J.4751-4800.] SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS. 367