28448. Misbranding of cottonseed meal.    U.   S.  v. Delta Products   Co.    Plea  of
guilty.    Fine, $50 and costs.     (F. & D. No. 39767.    Sample No. 660-C.)
This product contained a smaller proportion of protein than that declared on 
the label.
On September 14, 1937, the United States attorney- for the Eastern District of 
Arkansas, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the dis- 
trict court an information against Delta Products Co., a corporation, Evadale, 
Ark., alleging shipment by said company in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, 
on or about March 11,1937, from the State of Arkansas into the State of Kansas, 
of a quantity of cottonseed meal which was misbranded. The article was la- 
beled in part: (Tag) "Dixie Brand Cotton Seed Meal * * * Guaranteed by 
Humphreys-Godwin Co. Memphis, Tenn."
It was alleged to be misbranded in that the statements on the tag, "41% Pro- 
tein" and "Min. Protein 41.00%," were false and misleading, and were borne 
on the tags so as to deceive and mislead the purchaser since it contained less than 
41 percent of protein.
On November 22, 1937, a plea of guilty was entered and the defendant was 
sentenced to pay a fine of ,$50 and costs.
HABBY L. BROWN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.