21111. Adulteration and Misbranding of butter. U. S. v. Twin City Cream- 
ery Co. Pleas of guilty. Total fines, $800. F. & D. nos. 29354, 
29437. I. S. nos. 12719, 12723, 12724, 127251, 23226, 23236. Sample no. 
1553-A.)
These actions were based on several interstate shipments of butter. Samples 
taken from each of the lots were found to contain less than 80 percent by weight 
of milk fat, the standard for butter established by Congress.
On December 21, 1932, and February 14, 1933, respectively, the United States 
attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, acting upon reports by the 
Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district court two informations against the 
Twin City Creamery Co., a corporation, Kennewick, Wash., alleging shipment by 
said company in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, in various consignments, 
on or about March 21, March 28, April 8, and July 11, 1932, from the State of 
Washington into the State of Oregon, of quantities of butter which was adul- 
terated and misbranded. A portion of the article was labeled: "Twin City 
Butter * * * manufactured exclusively by Twin City Creamery Co. Kenne- 
wick, Wash." The remainder was labeled: " Creamery Butter * * * Twin 
City Creamery."
It was alleged in the informations that the article was adulterated in that 
a product containing less than 80 percent by weight of milk fat had been sub- 
stituted for butter, a product which should contain not less than 80 percent by 
weight of milk fat as prescribed by the act of March 4, 1923, which the article 
purported to be.
Misbranding was alleged for the reason that the statement " Butter ", borne 
on the labels, was false and misleading, and for the further reason that the 
article was labeled so as to deceive and mislead the purchaser, since it was not 
butter as defined by law.
On May 3, 1933, a plea of guilty to each information was entered on behalf 
of the defendant company, and the court imposed a fine of $200 in the first 
case and $600 in the second.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.