548. Adulteration of butter.     TJ. S. v. 9 Tubs of Butter.     Consent decree of con- 
demnation.    Product   ordered   released   under   bond   to   be   reworked.
(F. D. C. No. 1648.    Sample No. 1209-E.)
On March 15, 1940, the United States attorney for the District of Columbia 
filed a libel against nine tubs of butter at Washington, D. C, alleging that the 
article had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about February 20 and 
March 5, 1940, by Meriden Creamery Co. from Hutchinson, Kans.; and charging 
that it was adulterated in that a substance which contained less than 80 percent 
of butterfat had been substituted wholly or in part for the article.
On May 7, 1940, the Meriden Creamery Co., claimant, having admitted the 
allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation was entered, and it was 
ordered that the product be released under bond conditioned that it be reworked 
to comply with the requirements of the law.