9888. Adulteration and misbranding of cheese.   TJ. S. v. 4 Boxes of Cheese.   De-.
fault decree of forfeiture. Product ordered delivered to a public insti- 
tution.   (F. D. C. No. 20022.   Sample No. 51078-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   May 22,1946, Western District of Wisconsin.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about March 18, 1946, by the Dubuque Cooperative 
Dairy, Dubuque, Iowa.
PRODUCT: 4 boxes of cheese at Platteville, Wis. Each box contained 1 cheese 
weighing approximately 75 pounds.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402(b)(2), a product containing 
excessive moisture and deficient in milk fat had been substituted in whole or in 
part for Cheddar cheese, which the product was purported to be.
Misbranding, Section 403(g)*(l), the product failed to conform to the defini- 
tion and standard of identity for Cheddar cheese since it contained more than 
39 percent of moisture, and its solids contained less than 50 percent of milk fat.
DISPOSITION: August 1, 1946. No claimant having appeared, judgment of 
forfeiture was entered and the product was ordered delivered to a public 
institution.