2173. Adulteration and misbranding of butter.'   U. S. v. 14 Boxes and 86 Boxes
of Butter.    Decrees  of  condemnation.    Portion  of product  ordered  re- 
leased   under   bond   to   be. reworked;!'remainder;   .ordered   destroyed.
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-r On JJime 12 and 17, 1941, the United States attorney for the Western District 
of: Pennsylvania filed libels against 14 boxes each, containing 32 pounds, and $6 
boxes each containing 30 pounds, of butter at Pittsburgh, Pa., alleging that the 
article had been shipped by Cloverleaf Creameries, Inc., from Decatur, Ind., on 
or about May.26 and June 1, 1941; and charging that it was adulterated and 
misbranded. >- The article" was labeled in part f "Country Roll Creamery Butter 
* * * Distributor^ Wilson & Co., * * * Chicago,! Ill."; or' "Sllverbrook 
-Creamery Better * '* * The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co;, New York, 
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The article was alleged to be adulterated in that a product containing le^s/thaii 
80' percent' by weight of\ milk fat had been substituted for butter. It ;was 
alleged to; be1 misbranded in that it was labeled ^Bu;ttery,; which: wa$,' false 
and misleading since it contained less than! 80 percentof milk; f at, | _ ' :,:l 
": Oh July 16, 1941, no claimant having 4 appeared, for the" ^14; boxes' Shipped on 
May 26, judgment of condemnation was entered and the'product was ordered 
destroyed.: Oh July 22, 1941, Cloverleaf Creameries, Inc.:, Claimant for the 86 
boxes shipped on June 1, having admitted the allegations of the ;libeX judgment 
of condemnation was entered and the product was ordered released under bond 
to be reworked under the supervision of the Food and Drug AdrainiStratiohV "\