4)638. Misbranding of butter. U. S. * * * v. Beatrice Creamery Co., a 
Corporation.    Plea   of   guilty.    Pine,  $80   and   costs.     (F.   &   D.   No.
12793.    I. S. Nos. 6759-r, 7574-r, 7575-r, 8851-r.)
On January 21, 1921, the United States attorney for the Northern District of 
Iowa, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the District 
Court of the United States for said district an information against the Beatrice 
Creamery Co., a corporation, Dubuque, Iowa, alleging shipment by said com- 
pany, in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, as amended, on or about March 
25, September 8, and September 9, 1919, respectively, from the State of Iowa 
into the State of Illinois, of quantities of butter which was misbranded.
Examination of samples of the article taken from each of the consignments, 
by the Bureau of Chemistry of this department, showed that the average net 
weight was 15.49 ounces, 15.55 ounces, 15.74 ounces, and 15.75 ounces, respec- 
tively.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in the information for the reason that 
the respective statements, to wit, " One Pound," " Contents 1 Lb. Net," " One 
Pound Net," and " 1 Lb.," borne on the packages containing the article, regard- 
ing the article, were false and misleading in that they represented that each of 
the said packages contained one pound of the said article, and for the further 
reason that the article was labeled as aforesaid so as to deceive and mislead 
the purchaser into the belief that each of the said packages contained one pound 
of the article, whereas, in truth and in fact, each of the said packages did not 
contain one pound of the article but did contain a less amount. Misbranding 
was alleged for the further reason that the said article was food in package 
form, and the quantity of the contents was not plainly and conspicuously marked 
on the outside of the package.
On April 30, 1921, a plea of guilty to the information was entered on behalf 
of the defendant company, and the court imposed a fine of $80 and costs.
C. W. PUGSLEY, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.