3032. Adulteration of butter. U. S. v. 12 Cartons of Butter.    Consent decree of
condemnation.   Product ordered released under bond to be reworked and 
relabeled.   (F. D. C. No. 6168.   Sample No. 56982-E.)
On October 22, 1941, the United States attorney for the Southern District of 
New York filed a libel against 12 cartons, each containing approximately 64 
pounds, of butter at New York, N.Y., alleging that the article had been shipped 
on or about October 9, 1941, by Nick's Produce Co. from Lemmon, S. Dak.; 
and charging that it was adulterated. It was labeled in part: "Creamery- 
Butter J. E. Kramer, Inc.    *¦••*¦   *   New York."
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  contains  not  less  than  80  percent  of milk  fat,: as  provided 
by law. 
On November 3, 1941, Nick's Produce Co., claimant, having admitted the 
allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation was entered and the product 
was ordered, released under bond to be reworked under the supervision of the 
Food and Drug Administration, so that it contain at least .80 percent of 
milk fat.