16474. Adulteration and misbranding of alfalfa meal.   U. S. v. Bremco Alfalfa
Mills, Inc., and Arnold H. Poppe. Pleas of guilty. Corporation fined 
$400, plus costs; individual defendant fined $400. Payment of latter 
fine suspended.    (F. D. C No. 29179.    Sample Nos. 52890-K, 72073-K.)
INFORMATION FILED : May 31, 1950, Northern District of Ohio, against Bremco 
Alfalfa Mills, Inc., New Bremen, Ohio, and Arnold H. Poppe, president.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about August 31 and October 26,1949, from the State 
of Ohio into the States of Kentucky and Indiana.
LABEL IN PART: "Bremco 20% Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal * * * Guaran- 
teed Analysis   Crude protein, not less than 20.0%   *   *   *   Crude Fiber,
not more than     22.0%" and "Bremco Alfalfa Meal   Protein, not less
than 13.0%."
NATURE OF CHARGE : Bremco 20% Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal. Adulteration, Sec- 
tion 402 (b) (2), a product containing less than 20 percent of crude protein 
and more than 22 percent of crude fiber had been substituted for alfalfa meal
containing not less than 20 percent of crude protein and not more than 22 
percent of crude fiber, which the product was represented to be. Misbranding, 
Section 403 (a), the label statements "20% Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal   *    *    *
Guaranteed Analysis   Crude protein, not less than 20.0%" and "Crude
Fiber, not more than 22.0%" were false and misleading.
Bremco Alfalfa Meal. Adulteration, Section 402 (b) (2), a product con- 
taining less than 13 percent of protein had been substituted for alfalfa meal 
containing not less than 13 percent of protein, which the product was repre- 
sented to be; and, Section 403 (a), the label statement "Alfalfa Meal   Protein,
not less than 13.0%" was false and misleading.
DISPOSITION : June 15, 1950. Pleas of guilty having been entered, each defend- 
ant was fined $400. Payment of the fine by the individual defendant was sus- 
pended upon payment of the $400 fine by the corporation, plus costs.