25554. Adulteration of butter.     U. S. v. R. E. Cobb Co., a corporation.     Plea of
guilty.     Fine, $100.     (F. & D. no. 34075.     Sample no. 2218-B.)
Samples of this product were found to contain, human hairs, a cow hair, rodent 
hairs; fragments of insects including wings, legs, and thoraxes; fragments of 
feathers; and numerous particles of nondescript dirt.
On October 15, 1935, the United States attorney for the District of North 
Dakota, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the dis- 
trict court an information against the R. E. Cobb Co., a corporation, Valley 
City, N. Dak., alleging shipment in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, as 
amended, on or about July 30, 1934, from Valley. City, N. Dak., to Chicago, Ill., 
of quantities of butter which was adulterated. The labels on the tubs bore 
various churn numbers and the statement "63 Pounds Net."
Adulteration of the article was charged (a) under the allegations that the 
article purported to be butter, that it did not contain 80 percent by weight of 
milk fat, that a product containing less than 80 percent by weight of milk fat 
had been substituted for butter, -which the article purported to be; (b) under 
the allegation that the article consisted in whole and in part of a filthy animal 
substance.
On February 11, 1936, a plea of guilty having been entered, a fine of $100 was 
imposed.
W. R. GREGG, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.