12475. Adulteration of butter.    U.  S. v. 24 Cartons   (1,536 pounds)     *    *    *.
(F. D. C. No. 23823.   Sample No. 87944-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   August 29,1947, Southern District of New York.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about August 13,1947, by the George Ehlenberger Co., 
from West Mason City, Iowa.
PRODUCT: 24 64-pound cartons of butter at New York, N. Y. Analysis dis- 
closed that the product contained whole insects, insect fragments, rodent 
hair fragments, manure fragments, plant fragments, rust and metal, and sand 
and dirt.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the article consisted in 
whole or in part of a filthy substance; and, Section 402 (a) (4), it had been 
prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have 
become contaminated with filth.
DISPOSITION : October 7, 1947. Default decree of condemnation. The product 
was ordered delivered to a Federal institution, for use as animal feed.