Issued June 5, 1915.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
BUREAU OF CHEMISTRY.?
C. L. AI^SBERG, CHIEF OV BUREAU.
SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS.1
SUPPLEMENT.
N. J. 3601-3650.
NOTICES OF JUDGMENT UNDER THE FOOD AND DRUGS ACT.
[Given pursuant to section 4 of the Food and Drugs Act.]
3601. Adulteration of bran. U. S. v. 250 Sacks of Bran, So-Called. Default decree of?
condemnation and forfeiture. Product ordered released on bond. (F. & D. No. 566SL?
I. S. No. 20116-h.    S. No. E-22.)
On April 6, 1914, the United. States attorney for the Northern District of?
New York, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the?
District Court of the United States for said district a libel for the seizure and?
condemnation of 250 sacks of so-called bran remaining unsold in the original?
unbroken packages at Cooperstown, N. T., alleging that the product had been?
shipped on or about July 1, 1913, and transported from the State of Missouri?
into the State of New York, and charging adulteration in violation of the?
Food and Drugs Act. The product was labeled: " S Bran (Tag) Manufactured?
for Kemper Mill and Elevator Co., Kansas City, U. S. A. 100 lbs. Diamond?
Bran K. Guaranteed Analysis: Protein 14.50?. Carbohydrates 53.50?. Fat?
4.00?.   Crude fibre (not more) 10.00?.   Made from Wheat."
Adulteration of the product was alleged in the libel for the reason that it?
consisted in whole or in part of screenings, weed seeds, broken bits of wheat?
grains, chaff, dirt, and dust, and unwholesome and unfit vegetable substance,
1 The Service and Regulatory Announcements of the Bureau of Chemistry are published?
in conformity with a uniform plan for the issuance of information, instructions, and?
notices of a regulatory nature by the various branches of the department. During 1915?
they will be issued as often as necessary rather than each month, as in 1914, and will be?
numbered consecutively, beginning with S. R. A., Chem. 13.
Notices of judgment are issued as supplements to the Service and Regulatory Announce??
ments of the Bureau of Chemistry. Beginning with January, 1915, they will be num??
bered and paged independently of the Service and Regulatory Announcements, the first?
number being designated as S. R. A., Chem. Suppl. 1.
Free distribution is limited to firms, establishments, journals, and individuals espe??
cially concerned. Others desiring copies may obtain them from the Superintendent of?
Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C, at 5 cents each, or 50 cents?
a year.
91176??15?1?
125
126	
BUREAU  OF  CHEMISTRY.	
[Supplements.
and was deleterious and injurious to health,1 and adulterated within the meaning?
of said qct.
On June 17, 1914, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment of?
condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the court that?
the product should be redelivered to Kirby & Root, Cooperstown, N. T., upon?
payment of the costs of the proceedings and the execution of bond in the sum?
of $700, in conformity with section 10 of the act.
D. F. HOUSTON, Secretary of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 23, 1915.