11715. Misbranding of crab meat.    TJ. S. vi James W. "Wheeler ("Wheeler &
Barnes). Plea of guilty. Fine, $15. (F. & D. No. 16943. I. S. Nos. 
18256-t, 18261-t.)
On February 28, 1923, the United States attorney for the Southern District 
of Mississippi, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in
the District Court of the United States for said district an information against 
James W. Wheeler, trading as Wheeler & Barnes, Biloxi Miss., alleging ship- 
ment by said defendant, in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, as amended, 
in two consignments, namely, on or about May 31 and June 6, 1922, respec- 
tively, from the State of Mississippi into the State of Texas, of quantities of 
crab meat in unlabeled cans which was misbranded.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in the information for the reason 
that it was food in package form, and the quantity of the contents was not 
plainly and conspicuously marked on the outside of the package.
On June 11, 1923, the defendant entered a plea of guilty to the informa- 
tion, and the court imposed a fine of $15.
HOWAED M. GOEE, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.