871S.  Misbranding   of  rice.     XJ.   S.     *      *      *     t.   Warfleld-Pratt-Howell   Co.,?
a,  Corporation.     Plea of  gaiilty.     Fine,  SJ525  and  costs.     (F.  &  D.  No.
12335.    I. S. No. 11554-r.)
On August 16, 1920, the United States aitorney for the Northern District of?
Iowa, 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 Warfleld-?
Pratt-Howell Co., a corporation, Sioux City, Iowa, alleging shipment by said?
company, in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, as amended, on or about?
November 6, 1919, from the State of Iowa into the State of South Dakota, of a?
quantity of rice which was misbranded. The article was labeled, (sack) "3?
Lbs. Net Wooden Shoe Blue Rose Rice Warfield-Pratt-Howell Co., Des Moines*,?
Sioux City, Cedar Rapids."
Examination of a sample of the article by the Bureau of Chemistry of this?
department showed an average shortage in weight of 6.1 per cent in 3 sacks.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in the information for the reason that?
the statement, to wit, " 3 Lbs. Net," borne on the sacks containing the article,?
regarding the article, was false and misleading in that it represented that the?
sacks contained 3 pounds net of the article, and for the further reason that it?
was labeled as aforesaid so as to deceive and mislead the purchaser into the?
belief that each of the sacks contained 3 pounds net of the article, whereas,?
in truth and in fact, each of the sacks contained a less amount. Misbranding?
was alleged for the further reason that the article was food in package form,?
and the quantity of the contents was not plainly and conspicuously marked on?
the outside of the package.
On October 19, 1920, a plea of guilty to the information was entered on behalf?
pf the defendant company, and the court imposed, a fine of $25 and costs.
E. D. BALL, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.
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