24551. Misbranding of butter.     U. S. v. Frederick F. Lowenfels, Albert LowenŽ
fels, and Corlnne B. Lowenfels (Frederick F. Lowenfels & Son).    Pleas 
of guilty.    Fine, $50.     (F. & D. no. 29455.    Sample no. 10507-A.)
This case involved shipments of butter which was short weight.
On March 5, 1935, the United States attorney for the Southern District of 
New York, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in ' 
the district court an information against Frederick F. Lowenfels, Albert 
Lowenfels, and Corinne B. Lowenfels, a partnership trading as Frederick 
F. Lowenfels & Son, New York, N. Y, alleging shipment by said defendants in 
violation of the Food and Drugs Act as amended, on or about April 22 and 
April 26, 1932, from the State of New York into the State of New Jersey, of 
quantities of butter that was misbranded. The article was labeled in part: 
"1 Lb. Net Weight"
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that the statement, "1 Lb. 
Net Weight", borne on the package label, was false and misleading, and for 
the further reason that it was labeled so as to deceive and mislead the pur- 
chaser, since each of a large number of the packages examined contained less 
than 1 pound net weight. Misbranding was alleged for the further reason 
that the article was food in package form and the quantity of the contents 
was not plainly and conspicuously marked on the outside of the package, 
since the statement made was incorrect.
On April 8, 1935, the defendants entered pleas of guilty and the court im- 
posed a fine of $50 against Albert Lowenfels and ordered that fines be. sus- 
pended as to the other defendants.
W. R. GBEGG, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.