7800. Adulteration and misbranding? of evaporated mills, TJ. S. * * * v. 
Union BSeat Co., a Corporation. Pica of guilty. Fine, ^100. (F. & 
D. No. 10117.     I   S. Nos. 10188-p, 10191-p.)
On July 30, 1919, the United States attorney for the District of Oregon, 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 Union Meat Co., 
a corporation, Portland, Oreg., alleging shipment by said defendant company, 
on or about June 10, 1918, and June 13, 1918, in violation of the Food and 
Drugs Act, as amended, from the State of Oregon into rhe Territory of Alaska, 
of quantities of evaporated milk which was adulterated and misbranded. The 
article Avas labeled in part, "Marigold Brand (design of marigold) Net 
Weight, IG Ozs. Evaporated Milk Manufactured by Western Condensed Milk 
Co.    Seattle, U. S. A."
Analysis of a sample of the product by the Bureau of Chemistry of this 
department showed that it had been insufficiently evaporated, and that the 
shipment of June 13 was short weight.
Adulteration of the article Avas alleged in the information for the reason 
that a partially eAraporaied milk had been mixed and packed with the article so
as to lower, reduce, and injuriously affect its quality and strength, and had 
been substituted in whole or in part for evaporated milk, which the article 
purported to be.
Misbranding of the article was alleged with respect to both of the shipments 
for the reason that the statement " Evaporated Milk," borne on the cans con- 
taining the article, regarding it and the ingredients and substances contained 
therein, was false and misleading and labeled and branded so as to deceive 
and mislead the purchaser in that it represented that said article was evapo- 
rated milk, whereas, in truth and in fact, said article was not evaporated 
milk, but was a partially evaporated milk. Misbranding of the article was 
alleged with respect to the shipment of June 13, t918, for the further reason 
that the statement, to wit, "Net Weight 16 Ozs.," borne on the cans containing 
the article, regarding it and the ingredients and substances contained therein, 
was false and misleading and in that it was labeled so as to deceive and mislead, 
the purchaser in that it represented that each of the said cans contained 16 
ounces of the article, whereas, in truth and in fact, each of said cans did not 
contain 16 ounces of the article, but did contain a less amount. Misbranding 
was further alleged with respect to the shipment of June 13, 1.018, in that it 
was food in package form, and the quantity of the contents thereof was not 
plainly and conspicuously marked on the outside of the package.
On August 9, 1919, the defendant company entered a plea of guilty to the 
information, and the court imposed a fine of $100.
E. D. BALL, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.