556. Adulteration   and   allegred   Misbranding of  butter.    U.   S.   v.   6   Cubes   of
Butter. Consent decree of condemnation and forfeiture. Product re- 
leased to claimant for reconditioning. (F. D. C. No. 1923. Sample No. 
13944-E.)
On or about April 2&, 1940, the United States attorney for the Western Dis- 
trict of Washington filed a libel against 6 cubes, each containing 68 pounds, of 
butter at Seattle, Wash., alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate 
commerce on or about April 19, 1940, by the Saunders County Dairy Co-op from
Plains, Mont.; and charging that it was adulterated and misbranded. It was 
labeled in part: "Klock Produce Co. Seattle.   B. Q. Butter."
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 that 
should contain not less than 80 percent of milk fat as provided by law. The 
article was alleged to be misbranded in that it was labeled, "Butter," which was 
false and misleading since it contained less than 80 percent of milk fat.
On April 30, 1940, the Saunders County Dairy Co-op having filed a claim and 
having admitted the allegations of the libel, and having consented to the entry 
of a decree, judgment was entered finding the product adulterated and ordering 
that it be condemned, but providing that it might be released under bond condi- 
tioned that it be brought into conformity with the law under the supervision 
of the Food and Drug Administration.