4115. Adulteration of butter.    U. S. v. 6 Cubes (408 pounds)  of Butter  (and 3
additional seizure actions against butter.) Decree of condemnation. 
Portions of product ordered released under bond. Remainder ordered 
delivered to a charitable institution. (F. D. C. Nos. 8238, 8518, 8676, 8706. 
Sample Nos. 11007-F, 10705-F, 10780-F, 10781-F.)
Between August 4 and October 14, 1942, the United States attorney for the 
Northern District of California filed 4 libels against a total of 28 68-pound cubes 
of butter at San Francisco, Calif., alleging that the article had been shipped in 
interstate commerce within the period from on or about July 25, to on or about 
October 16,1942, by B^^by & Co., from Portland, Oreg.; and charging that it was 
adulterated in that a product containing less than 80 percent by weight of milk 
fat had been substituted for butter.
On August 13 and October 21 and 30, 1942, the Wilsey Bennett Co., San, Fran- 
cisco, Calif., having appeared as claimant for 25 cubes covered by 3 of the libels, 
judgments of condemnation were entered and the product was ordered released 
under bond conditioned that it be brought into compliance with the law under 
the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration. Oh November 17, 1942> 
no claimant having appeared for the 3 cubes of butter covered by the remain- 
ing libel, judgment of condemnation was entered and the product was ordered 
delivered to a charitable institution.