12896. Misbranding of meat scrap. U. S. v. 400 Sacks of Meat Scrap. 
Decree of condemnation and forfeiture. Product released nnder 
bond.     (F. & D. No   18801.    I. S. No. 10651-v.     S. No. E-4870.)
On June 24, 1924, the United States attorney for the Southern District of 
Florida, 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 400 sacks of meat scrap, remaining in the original 
unbroken packages at Jacksonville, Fla., alleging that the article had been 
shipped by the Norfolk Tallow Co., from Portsmouth, Vu , on or about May
27, 1924, and transported from the State of Virginia into the State of Florida, 
? and charging misbranding in violation of the food and drugs act.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in the l.bel for the reason that the 
label bore the following statement regarding the said article or the ingredi- 
ents or substances contained therein, " High Grade AA Meat Scraps Guaranteed 
Analysis Protein Min. 45%," which was false and misleading and deceived and 
misled the purchaser.
On August 2, 1924, the Norfolk Tallow Co., Portsmouth, Va., having appeared 
as claimant for the property and having admitted the allegations of the libel, 
judgment of condemnation 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 $800, in conformity 
with section 10 of the act, conditioned that it be relabeled so as to describe 
the said product accurately and correctly, and it was further ordered by the 
court that the claimant be permitted to remill the product so as to add suf- 
ficient protein to bring it up to 45 per cent protein.
W. M. JAEDINE, Secretary of Agriculture.