20975. Misbranding of butter.     V. S. v. Swift & Co.     Plea of guilty.     Fine,
$10.     (F. &.D. no. 28126.    I. S. no. 12986.)
This case was based on an interstate shipment of butter, sample cartons of 
which were found to contain less than 1 pound, the weight declared on 
the label..
On August 8, 1932, the United States attorney for the Northern District of 
California, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court an information against Swift & Co., a corporation trading at 
Modesto, Calif., alleging shipment by said company, in violation of the Food 
and Drugs Act as amended, on or about February 4, 1931, from the State of 
California into the State of Nevada, of a quantity of butter that was mis- 
branded. The article was labeled in part: "Swift's Premium Quality Brook- 
field Pasteurized Creamery Butter * * * 1 Lb. Net Weight. * * * Dis- 
tributed by Swift & Company   *    *    *   Chicago."
It was alleged in the information that the article was misbranded in that 
the statement " 1 Lb. Net Weight", borne on the package, was false and 
misleading, and for the further reason that the article was labeled so as to 
deceive and mislead the purchaser, since the packages contained less than 
1 pound net weight. 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.
On September 12, 1932, a plea of guilty to the information was entered on 
behalf  of  the  defendant  company,   and  the  court  imposed   a  fine  of  $10.
R. G. TUGWELL, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.