1248. Adulteration and misbranding of butter.    TJ. S. v. 21 Boxes of Butter.    Con¬
sent decree of condemnation.    Product ordered released under bond to 
be reworked.     (F. D. C. No. 3012.    Sample No. 2680-B.)
On September 4, 1940, the United States attorney for the District of Massa- 
chusetts filed a libel against 21 boxes of butter at Springfield, Mass., alleging that 
the article had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about August 23, 1940, 
by the Northwest Dairy Forwarding Co. from Sandstone, Minn.; and charging 
that it was adulterated and misbranded. The article was labeled in part: "Butter 
G A & P Tea Co., N. Y. Distributors."
It was alleged to be adulterated in that a product containing less than 80 
percent by weight of milk fat had been substituted for butter. It was alleged 
to be misbranded in that it was labeled "Butter," which was false and misleading 
as it contained less than 80 percent of milk fat.
On October 7, 1940, the Freeport Cooperative Creamery, Freeport, Minn., 
claimant, having admitted the allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and the product was released under bond conditioned that it be 
reworked so that it contain at least 80 percent by weight of milk fat.