20313. Adulteration and misbranding of pulverized white oats.   U. S. v. Flambeau
Milling Co. and Frank Rabenowich. Pleas of not guilty. Tried to 
the court. Verdicts of guilty against corporation and not guilty against 
individual.   Fine of $1,000, plus costs, against corporation.    (F. D. C.
No. 31590.    Sample Nos. 198-L, 4272-L.)
INFORMATION FILED: March 27, 1952, Western District of Wisconsin, against 
the Flambeau Milling Co., a corporation, Phillips, Wis., and Frank Rabenowich, 
vice president of the corporation.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about March 16 and 23, 1951, from the State of 
Wisconsin into the States of Maryland and Virginia.
LABEL IN PART: (Tags attached to bags) "Pulverized White Oats * * * 
Manufactured and Packed By Flambeau Milling Co.   Phillips, Wis."
-NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (b) (2), a wheat product in one 
shipment of the article and a ground wheat product, white beans, weed seeds, 
barley, and other grains in the other shipment of the article had been sub- 
stituted in part for pulverized white oats; and, Section 402 (b) (4), a wheat 
product in one shipment of the article and a ground wheat product, white 
beans, weed seeds, barley, and other grains in the other shipment of the 
article had been added to the article and mixed and packed with it so as 
to increase its bulk and weight, reduce its quality, and make it appear better 
or of greater value than it was.
Misbranding, Section 403 (a), the label statement "Pulverized White Oats" 
was false and misleading.
came on for trial'before the court without a jury, and at its conclusion, the 
court returned a verdict of guilty against the corporation and a verdict of not 
guilty against the individual. The court imposed a fine of $1,000, plus costs, 
against the corporation.