31025. Adulteration and misbranding of alfalfa meal.    U. S. v. Saunders Mills, 
Inc.    Plea  of  nolo  contendere.    Fine,  $150 and costs.     (F.  & D.  No.
42690.    Sample Nos. 5741-D, 22000-D.)
This product consisted in part of alfalfa stem meal and contained less crude 
protein and more crude fiber than that declared on its label.
On May 19, 1939, the United States attorney for the Northern District of 
Ohio, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district 
court an information against the Saunders Mills, Inc., Toledo, Ohio, alleging 
shipment by said company in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, on or about 
August 8, 1938, from the State of Ohio into the State of Indiana, of quantities 
of alfalfa meal which was adulterated and misbranded. The article was 
labeled in part: "Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal Carotene Brand Extra Fine."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that alfalfa stem meal had been 
substituted in whole or in part for alfalfa meal.
It was alleged to be misbranded in that the statements, "Alfalfa Meal," 
"Crude Protein, not less than 13.00 Per Cent," and "Crude Fibre, not more 
than 33.0 Per Cent," borne on the label, were false and misleading since the 
article did not consist entirely of alfalfa meal but contained less than 13 
percent of crude protein and more than 33 percent of crude fiber.
On October 3, 1939, a plea of nolo contendere having been entered on behalf 
of the defendant, the court imposed a fine of $150 and costs.
GBOVEB B. HILL, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.