26551. Adulteration and misbranding of butter.     U. S. v. Lost River Dairy, Inc.
Plea of gruilty. Fine, $100. (F. & D. no. 88010. Sample nos. 67057-B, 
67058-B.)
This case involved butter that was deficient in flfr fat.
On October 19, 1936, the United States attorney for the District of Oregon, 
acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district court 
an information against Lost River Dairy, Inc., Klamath Falls, Oreg., alleging 
that on or about June 3, 1936, the defendant company shipped from Klamath 
Falls, Oreg., into the State of California quantities of butter that was adulter- 
ated and misbranded in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article was 
labeled in part: "Lost River Butter   *   *   *   Lost River Dairy."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that a substance containing 
less than 80 percent by weight of milk fat had been substituted for butter, a 
product which statements upon the label of the article represented it to be.
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that the statement on the label, 
"Lost River Butter", was false and misleading when applied to a product that 
contained less than 80 percent by weight of milk fat.
On October 30, 1936, a plea of guilty was entered on behalf of the defendant 
and the court imposed a fine of $100.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.