19568. Misbrandlngr of butter.    U. S. v. Sugar Creek Creamery Co.    Plea of
guilty.    Fine, &300.     (F. & D. No. 26674.    I. S. No. 25018.)
This action was based on the interstate shipment of a quantity of butter 
in cartons labeled as containing 1 pound, in which practically all of the car- 
tons were found upon examination to contain less than the declared weight.
On November 27, 1931, the United States attorney for the Eastern District 
of Missouri, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
District Court of the United States for the district aforesaid an information 
against the Sugar Creek Creamery Co., a corporation, trading at St. Louis, 
Mo., alleging shipment by said company, in violation of the food and drugs 
act, on or about May 11, 1931, from the State of Missouri into the State of 
Illinois of quantities of butter that was misbranded. The article was labeled 
in part: (Carton) "Sugar Creek Butter * * * Full Weight One Pound 
* * * Sugar Creek Creamery Co. * * * Danville, Ills;" (parchment 
wrapper) " One Pound Net Weight."
It was alleged in the information that the article was misbranded in that 
the statements " Full Weight One Pound " on the carton, and " One Pound Net 
Weight" on the parchment wrapper, were false and misleading; and for the 
further reason that the article was labeled as aforesaid so as to deceive and 
mislead the purchaser; since the cartons did not contain 1 pound of the article, 
but did contain in each of practically all of the cartons, less than 1 pound of 
butter.
On March 11, 1932, a plea of guilty to count I of the information, embracing 
the above charge, was entered on behalf of the defendant company and the 
court imposed a fine of $300.
ABTHtTB M. HYDE, Secretary of Agriculture.