3679. Adulteration of butter.    U. S. v. Farmers Cooperative Creamery Associa¬
tion.   Plea of guilty.   Fine, $50.    (F. D. C. No/7214.   Sample No. 56979-E.)
On June 1,1942, the United States attorney for the District of Minnesota filed 
an information against Farmers Cooperative Creamery Association, a corporation 
at Lake Benton, Minn., alleging shipment on or about September 29, 1941, from 
the State of Minnesota into the State of New York of a quantity of butter that 
was adulterated in that a valuable constituent, milk fat, had been in part omit- 
ted therefrom; and in that an article containing less than 80 percent by weight of 
milk fat had been substituted for butter. The article was labeled in part: "Min- 
nesota Brand Fancy Creamery 92 Points or Better." * * * Distributed by 
Gude & Cole, Inc. 610 Newark, N. J."
On June 1, 1942, a plea of guilty was entered on behalf of the defendant and 
the court imposed a fine of $50.