16260. Adulteration of butter.   U. S. v. 359 Cartons (23,335 pounds)    *    *    *.
(F. D. C. No. 28329.   Sample Nos. 42171-K, 42175-K.)
LIBEL FILED :    October 26,1949, Northern District of Illinois.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about August 20, 1949, by the H. A. Pruitt Produce 
Co., from Ardmore, Okla.
PRODUCT:   359   65-pound cartons of butter at Chicago, Ill.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted in 
whole or in part of a decomposed substance, namely, decomposed butter; and, 
Section 402 (b) (2), a product containing less than 80 percent by weight of 
milk fat had been substituted for butter.
DISPOSITION: February 10, 1950. Peter Fox Sons Co., Chicago, Ill., claimant, 
having consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was 
entered and the court ordered that the product be released under bond to be 
brought into compliance with the law, under the supervision of the Food and 
Drug Administration. 187 cartons of butter were converted into butter oil, and 
13 cartons were rechurned to the legal 80 percent of milk fat.