22226. Adulteration and misbranding of butter. U. S. v. Brooklawn 
Creamery Co. Plea of guilty. Fine, ?32. (F. & D. no. 31438. 
Sample nos. 17232-A, 17233-A, 20325-A, 23163-A.)
This case was based on interstate shipments of butter which contained less 
than 80 percent by weight of milk fat.
On March 24,1934, the United States attorney for the District of Utah, acting 
upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district court an 
information against the Brooklawn Creamery Co., a corporation, Salt Lake 
City, Utah, alleging shipment by said company in violation of the Food and 
Drugs Act, on or about September 9, 1932, and May 27, 1933, from the State 
of. Utah into the State of California, and on or about May 4, 1933, from the 
State of Utah into the State of Nevada, of quantities of butter which was 
adulterated and misbranded. The article was labeled in part, variously: 
" Brooklawn Pasteurized Butter Guaranteed By Brooklawn Creamery Co., Salt 
Lake City, Utah"; " Meadow Valley Butter * * * Packed especially for 
Ben Valle Co. Los Angeles, Calif."; "Little Lake Creamery Brand Butter 
*   *   *   Put up for Little Lake Creamery."
It was alleged in the information that the article was adulterated in that 
a product which contained less than 80 percent by weight of milk fat had been 
substituted for butter, a product which should contain not less than 80 percent 
by weight of milk fat as prescribed by the act of Congress of March 4, 1923.
Misbranding was alleged for the reason that the statement, " Butter " borne 
on the labels, was false and misleading, and for the further reason that the 
article was labeled so as to deceive and mislead the purchaser, since it con- 
tained less than 80 percent of milk fat, the standard for butter established by 
act of Congress.
On April 21, 1934, a plea of guilty was entered on behalf of the defendant 
company, and the court imposed a fine of $32.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.