109S5. Misbranding: of flour. U. S. v. 1,G60 Sacks of Flour. Consent de??
cree of condemnation and forfeiture. Product released under?
bond.     (F. & D. No. 16640.    I. S. No. 8053-v.    S. No. W-1157.)
On July 17, 1922, the United States attorney for the Northern District of?
California, 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 1,660 sacks of flour, remaining in the original unbroken?
packages at San Francisco, Calif., alleging that the article had been shipped?
by the Rose Flour Mills, from Portland, Oreg., July 6, 1922, and transported?
from the State of Oregon into the State of California, and charging misbrand??
ing in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, as amended. The article wis?
labeled in part: (Sacks) "Allen's Bakers Flour Manufactured For Allen?
Flour Company San Francisco Los Angeles, Cal. Bleached Net Weight 98?
Lbs. When Packed."
Misbranding of the article was alleged in substance in the libel for the?
reason that the statement appearing in the labels of the sacks containing the?
said article, " 98 Lbs.," was false and misleading and deceived and misled the?
purchaser. 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 July 25, 1922, the Allen Flour Co., San Francisco, Calif., claimant, hav??
ing consented to a decree, judgment of condemnation and forfeiture was en??
tered, and it was ordered by the court that the product be released to the said?
claimant upon payment of the costs of the proceedings and the execution of a
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good and sufficient bond, in comformity with section 10 of the act, conditioned?
in part that it be made to conform with the provisions of the said act, under?
the supervision of this department.
C. W. PUGSLEY, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.