559. Adulteration   and misbranding of  butter.     U.   S.   v.   14   Cubes   of  Butter.
Decree   of  condemnation.     Product  released  under  bond.     (F.  D. =C.  No,
1729.    Sample No. 7327-E.)
On March 20, 1940, the United States attorney for the Southern District of 
California filed a libel against 14 cubes of butter at Los Angeles, Calif., al- 
leging that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about 
March 16, 1940, by the Surface Creek Creamery Association from Eckert, 
Colo.; and charging that it was adulterated and misbranded.
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that a product containing less 
than 80 percent by weight of milk fat had been substituted for butter, a 
product that should contain not less than 80 percent by weight of milk fat, as 
provided by law. It was alleged to be misbranded in that the statement 
"Butter," borne on the label, was false and misleading when applied to an 
article that contained less than 80 percent by weight of milk fat.
On April 11, 1940, the Challenge Cream & Butter Association, Los Angeles, 
Calif., claimant, having admitted the allegations of the libel, a decree of con-
demnation was entered, and it was ordered that the product be released under 
bond conditioned that it should not be disposed of in violation of the law.