18101. Misbranding of corn flour, cream meal, and wheat flour.    V. 9. v
300 Sacks of Corn Flour, et al. Decrees of condemnation entered. 
Products released under bond. (F. & D. Nos. 26165, 26166, 26167, 
26168. I. S. Nos. 15151, 15152, 15156, 15157. S. Nos. 4476, 4487, 4488, 
4489.)
Sample sacks of corn flour, cream meal, and wheat flour from the ship- 
ments herein described having been found to contain less than the amount 
declared on the label, the Secretary of Agriculture reported the matter to 
the United States attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
On April 1, 1931, the United States attorney filed in the District Court of 
the United States for the district aforesaid libels praying seizure and con- 
demnation of 300 sacks of corn flour, 320 sacks of cream meal, and 310 sacks 
of flour, remaining in the original unbroken packages at New Orleans, 
La., alleging that the articles had been shipped by the Scott County Milling 
Co., Sikeston, Mo., on or about March 17, 1931, and had been transported from 
the State of Missouri into the State of Louisiana, and charging misbranding 
in violation of the food and drugs act as amended. The corn flour was labeled 
in part: (Sack) "The Scott County Milling Company The B. M. M. Co. Corn 
Flour Sikeston, Oran and Dexter, Mo. 98 Lbs. Corn Flour Net Weight When 
Packed." The wheat flour was labeled in part: (Sack) "Dexter Milling Co. 
Highest Winter Superior Patent Wheat Patent Dexter Mo. * * * 6 Lbs. 
Net Weight When Sacked." A portion of the cream meal was labeled in part: 
(Sack) "Every Sack Guaranteed By Scott County Milling Co. The B. M. M. 
Company Cream Meal Sikeston Oran, Dexter, Missouri. 24 Lbs. Cream Meal 
Net Weight When Packed." The remainder of the said cream meal was 
labeled in part: (Sack) "Every Sack Guaranteed 6 Lbs. Net Weight When 
Packed."
It was alleged in the libels that the articles were misbranded in that the 
statements regarding the weight of the product, namely, " 6 Lbs. Net Weight," 
"24 Lbs. * * * Net Weight," and "98 Lbs. * * * Net Weight," as 
the case might be, borne on the labels, were false and misleading and deceived 
and misled purchasers. Misbranding was alleged for the further reason that 
the articles were foods in package form and the quantity of the contents was 
not plainly and conspicuously marked on the outside of the packages, since 
the statements made on the packages were not correct.
On April 7,1931, the Scott County Milling Co., Sikeston, Mo., having appeared 
as claimant for the property and having admitted the allegations of the libels, 
judgments of condemnation were entered and it was ordered by the court 
that the products be released to the said claimant upon payment of costs and 
the execution of bonds totaling $1,391.50, conditioned in part that they be 
bulked, repacked, weighed, and relabeled with their correct weights, under the 
supervision of this department.
ABTHUB M. HYDE, Secretary of Agriculture.