20623. Misbranding of muenster cheese.   U. S. v. 630 Boxes * * *.    (F. D. C.
No. 35287.    Sample Nos. 51716-L, 51719-L, 51724-L, 51725-L.)
LIBEL FILED :    May 29,1953, District of New Jersey.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about April 25, 1953, by the Kraft Foods Co. of 
Wis., from Beaver Dam, Wis.
PRODUCT: 630 boxes, each containing 6 5-pound rounds, of muenster cheese 
at Hillside, N. J.
LABEL IN PART : (Round) "Elkhorn Brand Muenster Cheese Made From Pas- 
teurized Milk."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding. Section 403 (a), the label statement "Made 
From Pasteurized Milk" was false and misleading as applied to the article, 
which was made from milk which had not been pasteurized. Further mis- 
branding, Section 403 (g) (1), the article failed to conform to the definition 
and standard of identity for muenster cheese since the article was made from 
milk which had not been pasteurized.
DISPOSITION : November 12, 1953. The Wisconsin Cheese Makers' Association, 
Plymouth, Wis., claimant, having consented to the entry of a decree, judgment 
of condemnation was entered and the court ordered that the product be re- 
leased under bond for reprocessing under the supervision of the Department 
of Health, Education, and Welfare.