3242. Misbranding of 11lfalfa leaf meal. U. s. v. 237 Sacks of Alfalfa Leaf Meal.
· Consent decree of condemnation. Product ordered released under bond
to be relabeled. (F. D. C. No. 6869. Sample No. 4660-:-D.)
Examination ~owed that this product contained less protein and more .fibef,-~
and ash than the amounts declared on the label. · · 1
On Febrpary 14, 1942, the United States attorney for the Western Districtof
Wiscon"sin filed a libel against 237 100-pound. sacks of alfalfa leaf meal at
Blair, Wis., alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce
on or about December 1, 1941, by Northrup, King Co. from Minneapolis, Minn. ;
and charging that it was misbranded. It was labeled in part£ (Tag) "Peevee
Alfalfa Leaf Meal * * • Made By Pecos Valley Alfalfa Mill Co. Chandler,
Arizona."
. The article was alleged to be misbranded _in that the statement "Protein
. • . 20% * * • Fibre . • • 18% * * * Ash, not more than . . . 12%"
was false and misleading as applied to an article that contained· less protein
and more fiber and ash than was stated in the labeling.
On March 24, 1942, Pecos Valley .Alfalfa Milling Co., claimant,. hav-ing admitted
the allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation was _entered and the
product was ordered released under bond to be relabeled under the supervision
of the Food and Drug Administration.