15021. Adulteration   and   Misbranding of    alfalfa   leaves   and   blossoms.
U. S. v. 800 Sacks of Alfalfa Leaves and Blossoms. Consent 
decree of condemnation and forfeiture. Product released under 
bond.   (F. & D. No. 21789.    I.  S.  No.  170009-x.    S. No. W-2129.)
On April 1, 1927, the United States attorney for the District of Oregon, 
acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the District Court 
of the United States for said district a libel praying seizure and condemnation 
of 300 sacks of alfalfa leaves and blossoms, remaining in the original unbroken 
sacks at Portland, Oreg., alleging that the article had been shipped by A. W. 
Scott Co., from San Francisco, Calif., on or about March 23, 1927, and trans- 
ported from the State of California into the State of Oregon, and charging 
adulteration and misbranding in violation of the food and drugs act. The 
article was labeled in part: (sacks) "All Over The World Atlas Brand Packed 
by the A. W. Scott Co., San Francisco, U. S. A.," (tag) " Pure Alfalfa Leaves 
And Blossoms Poultry Greens Protein 21% Min.    *    *    *    Fibre 12.50% Max."
Adulteration of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that a 
substance, excessive stem material, had been mixed and packed therewith so 
as to reduce, lower, or injuriously affect its quality and strength and had been 
substituted wholly or in part for normal alfalfa leaves and blossoms, poultry 
greens of good commercial quality, and in that an inferior constituent, stem 
material, had been wholly or in part added thereto.
Misbranding was alleged for the reason that the article was offered for sale 
under the distinctive name of another article, and in that the statements, 
"Alfalfa Leaves and Blossoms * * * Protein 21% Min. Fibre 12.50% 
Max," borne on the label, were false and misleading and deceived and misled 
the purchaser.
On April 11, 1927, the A. W. Scott Co., San Francisco, Calif., having ap- 
peared 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 $100, conditioned in part that it not be sold or otherwise disposed of 
contrary to law.
W. M. JARDINE, Secretary of Agriculture.