26588. Adulteration of butter.    U. S. v. 10 Cartons, et al., of Butter.    Consent
decrees of condemnation.   Product released under bond to be re-worked.
(F. & D. nos. 38176 to 38179, incl.    Sample nos. 5088-C to 5091-C, incl.)
These cases involved butter that was deficient in milk fat.
On August 4, 1936, the United States attorney for the District of Minnesota, 
acting upon reports by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district court 
libels praying seizure and condemnation of 86 cartons of butter at Duluth, 
Minn,, alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce on 
or about July 24, 1936, in various consignments, by the Granville Coopera- 
tive Creamery from Granville, N. Dak.; Sherwood Creamery Association from 
Sherwood, N. Dak.; Bottineau Cooperative Creamery Association from Bot- 
tineau, N. Dak.; and Farmers Union Cooperative Creamery Association from 
Portland, N. Dak., charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs 
Act. A portion of the article was labeled: "Land Osaka Creameries, Inc., 
Crookstown, Minn."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that a product containing less 
than 80 percent by weight of milk fat had been substituted for butter, a 
product which should contain not less than 80 percent of milk fat, as provided 
by the act of Congress of March 4, 1923.
On September 8, 1936, Land O' Lakes Creameries, Inc., having appeared as 
claimant and the actions having been consolidated, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and it was ordered that the product be released under bond, 
conditioned that it be reworked to the legal standard.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.