1543. Adulteration and misbranding of butter. U. S. v. Armour & Co. Plea of 
guilty. Fine, $200. (F. D. C. No. 2929. Sample Nos. 6902-B, 6930-E, 
6931-B.)
This product contained less than 80 percent of milk fat. A portion also was 
short of the declared weight.
On March 4, 1941, the United States attorney for the Northern District of 
Texas filed a libel against Armour & Co., having a place of business at Lubbock, 
Tex., alleging shipment by said defendant on or about July 11 and August 8, 
1940, from the State of Texas into the State of New Mexico, of quantities of 
butter that was adulterated and a portion of which was also misbranded. The 
article was labeled in part: (Wrapper) "One Pound Net Armour's Cloverbloom 
*    *    *   Butter Armour Creameries Distributors."
All shipments of the article were alleged to be adulterated in that a valuable 
constituent, milk fat, had been in part omitted therefrom; and in that a prod- 
uct which contained less than 80 percent by weight of milk fat had been sub- 
stituted for butter.
A portion of the article was alleged to be misbranded in that the statement 
"One Pound Net," appearing on the wrappers, was false, and misleading since 
each of the wrappers did not contain 1 pound net of butter hut did contain 
a smaller amount; and in that it was in package form and its label did not 
bear an accurate statement of the quantity of contents in terms of weight.
On May 29, 1941, the defendant entered a plea of guilty and the court 
imposed a fine of $200.