21927. Adulteration of butter. U. S. v. 7 Cans, et al., of Butter. Default 
decree of condemuatlon, forfeiture, and destruction. (F. & D. nos. 
31703, 31704, 31705.    Sample nos. 51787-A, 51788-A, 51789-A.)
This case involved interstate shipments of packing stock butter which con- 
tained insect larvae, mold, fragments of bird feathers, rodent and cow hair, 
and segments of the bodies of insects.
On December 11, 1933, the United States attorney for the Southern Dis- 
trict of New York, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed 
in the district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of certain quan- 
tities of butter at New York, N.Y., charging that the article was adulterated 
in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. It was alleged in the libel that 7 
cans containing 240 pounds of butter had been shipped on or about November 
29, 1933, from Sylvatus, Va., by the Sylvatus Grocery Co.; that 6 barrels con- 
taining 1,800 pounds of butter had been shipped on or about December 2, 
1933, from Baltimore, Md., by the Hanover Poultry Co.; and that 1 box and 
1 keg containing 128 pounds of butter had been shipped on or about November 
29, 1933, from Galax, Va., by D. P. Poole.
The libel charged that the article was adulterated in that it consisted wholly 
or in part of a filthy and decomposed animal substance.
On January 19, 1934, no claimant having appeared for the property, judg- 
ment of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the 
court that the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.