22163. Adulteration of   butter.     U.   S.   v.   15   Barrels,   1   Steel  Drum,  and
21 Tubs of Butter. Default decrees of condemnation, forfeiture, 
and destruction. (F. & D. nos. 32351, 32352. Sample nos. 64147-A, 
64148-A, 64149-A.)
These cases involved shipments of butter which was found to contain filth.
On January 6 and January 13, 1934, the United States attorney for the 
Northern District of Illinois, acting upon reports by the Secretary of Agri- 
culture, filed in the district court libels praying seizure and condemnation of 
15 barrels, 1 steel drum, and 21 tubs of butter at Chicago, Ill., alleging that 
the article had been shipped in interstate commerce, on or about September 15, 
and September 28, 1933, by W. C. Stacey, from Lewisburg, Tenn., and charging 
adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act.
It was alleged in the libels that the article was adulterated in that it con- 
sisted in whole or in part of a filthy, decomposed, or putrid animal substance.
On February 27, 1934, no claimant having appeared for the property, judg- 
ments of condemnation and forfeiture were 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.