20812. Misbranding of   cottonseed   meal.    U.   S.   v.   The   Greenville   Cotton
Oil Co. Plea of guilty. Fine, $150. (F. & D. no. 27549. I. S. no. 
18320.)
This case was based on the interstate shipment of cottonseed meal that 
was short weight.
On May 9, 1932, the United States attorney for the Northern District of 
Texas, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the Dis- 
trict Court of the United States an information against the Greenville Cotton 
Oil Co., a corporation, Greenville, Tex., alleging shipment by said company 
in violation of the Food and Drugs Act as amended, on or about January 23, 
1931, from the State of Texas into the State of Kansas, of a quantity of 
cottonseed meal that was misbranded. The article was labeled in part: (Tag) 
"100 Lbs. Net Weight * * * Superior Quality * * * Distributed by 
Superior Cake & Meal Co., Kansas City, Mo."
It was alleged in the information that the article was misbranded in that the 
statement " 100 Lbs. Net Weight", borne on the tag, was false and misleading, 
and for the further reason that the article was labeled so as to deceive and 
mislead the purchaser, since the sacks contained less than 100 pounds net. 
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 conspicu- 
ously marked on the outside of the package.
On February 6, 1933, a plea of guilty to the information was entered on 
behalf of the defendant company and the court imposed a fine of $150.
R. G. TUGWEUC, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.