~17338. Misbranding of butter.    U. S. v. 36 Tubs of Butter.    Decree of con- 
demnation and forfeiture.    Product released under bond.     (F. & D.
No. 24814.    I.  S.  No. 037528.    S. No. 3020.)
On or about March 12, 1930, the United States attorney for the Eastern 
District of Louisiana, 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 36 tubs of butter, remaining in the original 
unbroken packages at New Orleans, La., alleging that the article had been 
shipped by the Sunlight Produce Co., Neosho, Mo., on or about March 1, 1930, 
and transported from the State of Missouri into the State of Louisiana, and 
charging misbranding in violation of the food and drugs act as amended. The 
article was labeled in part: "10 Lbs. Net."
It was alleged in the libel that the article was misbranded in that the 
statement "10 Lbs. Net," borne on the label, was false and misleading and 
deceived and misled the purchaser. Misbranding was alleged for the further 
reason that- the article was food in package form and the quantity of the 
contents was not plainly and conspicuously marked on the outside of the 
package, in that the quantity stated on the package was not correct.
On March 14, 1930, the Sunlight Produce Co., Neosho, Mo., having appeared 
as claimant for the property and having admitted the allegations of the libel, 
judgment of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by 
. the court that the product be released to the said claimant upon payment of 
costs and the execution of a bond in the sum of $200, conditioned in part that 
it be repacked under the supervision of this department.
ABTHUE M. HYDE. Secretary of Agriculture.