15322. Adulteration and Misbranding of butter.    V. S. v. 4 Tubs of Butter. 
I    .      ' Default   decree    of   condemnation,   forfeiture,   and    destruction.
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(F. &'D. No. 21988.    I. S. No. 14793-x.    S. No. 8.)
r,, On July ,7, 1927, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of Penn-
t~ $ylvania,, acting uppn a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the
% District Court of the United States for said district a libel 
(praying seizure and
Kr condemnation of 4 tubs of butter, remaining in the original unbroken packages
Liljt' Philadelphia,  Pa.',  consigned' by  the Ilolston  Creamery Co.,  Bristol,  Va.,
alleging that the article .had been shipped from Bristol, Va;, on or about July 4, 
1927, and transported from the State of Virginia into the State- of Pennsylvania, 
and charging adulteration and misbranding in violation of the food and drugs 
act. The article was labeled in part: "From Holston Creamery Co., Bris- 
tol, Va."
It was alleged in the libel that the article was adulterated, in that a substance 
containing less than 80 per cent of butterfat had been mixed and packed there- 
with so as to reduce, lower, and injuriously affect its quality and strength, and 
had been substituted wholly or in part for the said article.
Misbranding was alleged for the reason that the article was an imitation of 
or offered for sale under the distinctive name of another article.
On July 27, 1927, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment 
of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered" by the court 
that the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
W. M. JAEDINB, Secretari/ of Agriculture.