14374. Misbranding of Butter. U. S. v. 11 Cases and 9 Cases of Butter. 
Decree entered, adjudging: the product misbranded and ordering 
its release under bond.     (F. & D. No. 19922.    I. S. Nos. 9759-v, 9760-v.
S. No.  C-4676.)
On February 27, 1925, the United States attorney for the Southern District 
of Alabama, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in; 
the District Court of the United States for said district a libel praying seizure 
and condemnation" of 20 cases of butter, at Mobile, Ala., alleging that the article
had been shipped by the Meriden Creamery Co., from Kansas City, Mo., Feb- 
ruary 9, 1925, and transported from the State of Missouri into the State of 
Alabama, and charging misbranding in violation of the food and drugs act 
as amended. A portion of the article was labeled in part: (Case) "Meadow 
Cream Quarters * * * From the Meriden Cry. Co. * * * Kansas City, 
Missouri." The remainder of the said article was labeled in part: (Case) 
" Prairie Rose Butter The Meriden Creamery Co., Kansas City, Mo."
Misbranding of the article was alleged in substance in the libel for the reason 
that the cartons containing the respective lots of the said article bore the fol- 
lowing statements, "Meadow Cream Registered Brand Pure Creamery Butter 
One Pound Net" and "Prairie Rose Creamery Butter One Pound Net Weight 
The Meriden Creamery Co., Kansas City, U. S. A.," which said statements 
represented the net weight of the butter contents of each carton to be 1 pound, 
and which said representation was false and misleading and deceived the pur- 
chaser, in that the net weight of the butter contained in the said cartons was 
less than 1 pound. Misbranding was alleged for the further reason that the 
article was food in package form and the net contents thereof was not plainly 
and conspicuously marked on the outside of the carton.
On May 16, 1925, the Haas Davis Packing Co., Mobile, Ala., having appeared 
as claimant for the property, a decree of the court was entered, adjudging the 
product to be misbranded, and it was ordered by the court that the said product 
be released to the claimant upon the execution of a good and sufficient bond, 
conditioned in part that it be returned to the Meriden Creamery Co., Kansas 
City, Mo., to be repacked in conformity with the law.
W. M. JABDINE, Secretary of Agriculture.