11660.?Misbranding of cottonseed meal. U. S. v. Riverside Cotton Oil Co., a Corporation* Plea of guilty. Fine, $100. (F. & D. No. 14352.? I. S. No. 12019-r.) On July 16, 1921; the United States attorney for the Northern District of? Texas, 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 Blverside? Cotton Oil Co., a corporation, Fort Worth, Tex., alleging shipment by said com?? pany, in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, as amended, on or about Novem- N.J. 11651-11700.] SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS. 355 ber 11, 1919, from the State of Texas into the State of Kansas, of a quantity? of cottonseed meal which was misbranded. The article was labeled in part:? "100 Pounds (Net) Ordinary Cotton Seed Meal Manufactured By Riverside? Cotton Oil Company Fort Worth, Texas." Examination of the article by the Bureau of Chemistry of this department? showed that the average net weight of 44 sacks examined was 96.05 pounds. Misbranding of the article was alleged in the information for the reason that? the statement, to wit, "100 Pounds (Net)," borne on the tags attached to the? sacks containing the article, regarding the said article, was false and mislead?? ing in that the said statement represented that each of the said sacks contained? 100 pounds net of the article, and for the further reason that the article was? labeled as aforesaid so as to deceive and mislead the purchaser into the belief? that each of the said sacks contained 100 pounds net of the article, whereas,? in truth and in fact, each of said ,sacks did not contain 100 pounds net of the? said article but did contain 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 April 11, 1923, a plea of guilty to the information was entered on behalf? of the defendant company, and the court imposed a fine of $100. HOWARD M. GOKE, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.