17500. Misbranding of butter. V. S. v. 8 Boxes, et al., of Butter. Default 
decrees of condemnation, forfeiture, and sale. (F. & D. Nos. 24894, 
24895.    I. S. Nos. 022643, 023612.    S. Nos. 2994, 2997.)
Sample cartons of butter from the herein-described interstate shipment having 
been found to contain less than 1 pound, the weight declared on the label, the 
Secretary of Agriculture reported the facts to the United States attorney for 
the District of New Mexico.
On March 14 and March 17, 1930, respectively, the United States attorney 
filed in the District Court of the United States for the district aforesaid libels 
praying seizure and condemnation of 14 boxes of butter, remaining in the 
original packages in part at Baton, N. Mex., and in part at Las Vegas, N. Mex., 
alleging that the article had been shipped by Swift and Co., from Denver, Colo., 
on or about March 11 and March 14, 1930, and had been transported from the 
State of Colorado into the State of New Mexico, and charging misbranding in 
violation of the food and drugs act as amended. The article was labeled in 
part: (Box) "MacMarr Food Corp. Ltd., Las Vegas, N. Mex. or ["Baton, N. 
Mex."] * * * Snodgrass Food Co. * * * 1 Lb. Cartons Creamery 
Butter;" (carton) "French Creamery Butter * * * Distributed by the 
Snodgrass Food Co., One Pound Net Weight."
It was alleged in the libels that the article was misbranded in that the state- 
ment " One Lb. Net Weight," borne on the carton was false and misleading, 
since the package contained less than 1 pound of butter. 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, since the quantity stated on the package was not 
correct.
On April 19,1930, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgments of 
condemnation and forfeiture were entered, and it was ordered by the court 
that the product be relabeled to show the correct weight and sold by the 
United States marshal.
ARTHUR M. HTDB, Secretary of Agriculture.
es, evaporated:
Hartmann  Dried  Fruit Co.__ 17484
iv :
Clover Farm Dairy Co  17498
Frieler, H. G 
17478
Omega Creamery Co  17478
Sego  Milk  Products   Co  17494
Shamokawa   Farmers   Cream- 
ery   Association 
17479
Sharpless. P. E., Co  17485'
South     Peacham     Creamery
Co 
17476
Swift & Co 
17500
Wilder Creamery  Co  17480
se :
Solie, H. H 
17481
ries, canned:
Huxley,   F.   B 
17490
Huxley,  F. B., & Son  17490
Huxley,   P.   F 
17490
, canned frozen:
Fairmont   Creamery   Co  17483
Robinson-Hoban   Co 
17482
akage:
Bi-Products   Feed   Co  17489
Staikos   Bros 
17486
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U. S. EOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1931