9457. Misbranding of dairy feed.     U. S.     *     *      *     v. Hales & Edwards Co.,
a Corporation.     Plea of guilty.     Fine, $100 and costs.     (P. & D. No.
13163.    I.  S. No. 11074-r.)
On November 30, 1920, the United States attorney for the Northern District 
of Illinois, 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 
Hales & Edwards Co., a corporation, Chicago, Ill., alleging shipment by said 
company, in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, on or about September 23, 
1919, from the State of Illinois into the State of Michigan, of a quantity of 
dairy feed which was misbranded. The article was labeled in part: " Gold 
Flake Dairy Feed * * * Guaranteed Analysis Protein 16% Fat 34% Crude 
Fiber 15% Carbohydrates 50% * * * Sole Manufacturers Hales & Edwards 
Co. Chicago, Ill.    *    *    * "
Analysis of a sample of the article by the Bureau of Chemistry of this de- 
partment showed that it contained 12.72 per cent of protein, 18.40 per cent of 
fiber, and 3.10 per cent of fat.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in the information for the reason that 
the statements, to wit, "Protein 16% Crude Fiber 15% Fat 34%," borne on 
the sacks containing the article, regarding the article and the ingredients and 
substances contained therein, were false and misleading in that they represented 
that the said article contained not less than 16 per cent of protein, not more than 
15 per cent of crude fiber, and not less than 34 per cent of fat, and for the furt- 
her reason that the article was labeled as aforesaid so as to deceive and mis- 
lead the purchaser into the belief that it contained not less than ,10 per cent 
of protein, not more than 15 per cent of crude fiber, and not less than 34 per 
cent of fat. whereas, in truth and in fact, it contained less than 16 per cent of 
protein, more than 15 per cent of crude fiber, and less than 34 per cent of fat, 
to wit, approximately 12.72 per cent of protein, 18.40 per cent of crude fiber, and 
3.10 per cent of fat.
On March 30, 1921, a plea of guilty was entered on behalf of the defendant 
company, and on July 1, 1921, the court imposed a fine of $100 and costs.
C. W. PUGSLEY, 
Acting Secretary of Agriculture,,