'12346. Adulteration and misbranding; of flour. V. S. v. 800 Sacks of 
Elonr. Consent deeree of condemnation and forfeiture. Product 
released  under bond.     (P.  &  D.   No.   18083.    I.   S.  No.   8443-v.    S.  No.
W-1442.)
On November 22, 1923, 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 praying the seizure 
and condemnation of 800 sacks of flour remaining in the original unbroken 
^packages at San Francisco, Calif., alleging that the article had been shipped 
by the Crown Mills from Portland, Ore., November 9, 1923, and transported 
from the State of Oregon into the State of California, and charging adulteration 
?and misbranding in violation of the food and drugs act, as amended. The article 
was labeled in part: (Sack) "Bakers' Chief Hard Wheat Patent Flour Crown 
Mills, Portland, Oregon, 98 Pounds Bleached."
Adulteration of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that water 
had been mixed and packed with and substituted wholly or in part for the said 
-article.
Misbranding was alleged for the reason that the statement in the label, "98
Pounds" was false and misleading and deceived and  misled the purchaser.
Misbranding was alleged for the further reason that the article was in package
form and the quantity of the contents was not plainly and conspicuously marked
?on the outside of the package .
On December 12, 1923, the Allen Flour Company, San Francisco, Calif., hav- 
ing appeared as claimant for the property and having consented to the entry 
?of a decree, judgment of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, 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 bond in the 
sum of $5,000, in conformity with section 10 of the act, conditioned in part tha t 
"the product be made to conform with the provisions of the law under the super- 
vision of this department.
HOWARD M. GOEE, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.