18066. Misbranding of butter.   U. S. v. 100 Cases   *    *    *.    (F. D.  C. No.
31694.    Sample No. 5704-L.)
LIBEL FILED :   August 24,1951, District of Massachusetts.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:   On or about July 24, 1951, by the Independent Creamery,
from Kansas City, Mo. 
PRODUCT:   100 cases, each containing 32 boxes, of butter at Boston, Mass. 
LABEL IN PART:    (Box)   "Overland   Creamery Butter.   1 Lb. Net   Packed
For S. C. Pierce Co., Boston, Mass." 
NATURE OF CHARGE:   Misbranding, Section 403  (e)   (2), the package of the
article did not bear an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents since
the statement "1 Lb. Net" was incorrect.   (Examination showed that the article
was short of the declared weight.)
DISPOSITION: September 21, 1951. The H. A. Hovey Co., Boston, Mass., 
claimant, having consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemna- 
tion was entered and the court ordered that the product be released under 
bond to be brought into compliance with the law by repacking it in bulk and 
labeling each bulk container correctly as to the quantity of the contents, under 
the supervision of the Federal Security Agency.