8574. Adulteration of butter.    U. S. v. 15 Boxes   (1,020 pounds)  of Butter.    De¬
fault decree of condemnation.    Product ordered sold.     (F. D. C. No. 16732. 
Sample No. 29709-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   June 26, 1945, Northern District of California.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about May 30,1945, by the Milk Producers Association 
of Central California, from Fallon, Nev.
PRODUCT:   15   68-pound boxes of butter at Modesto, Calif.   Examination showed
that the product contained rodent hairs. 
NATURE OF CHARGE:   Adulteration, Section 402 (a)  (3), the product consisted in
whole or in part of a filthy substance; and, Section 402 (a)  (4), it had been
prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions whereby it might have
become contaminated with filth. 
DISPOSITION :    September 18, 1945.   No claimant having appeared, judgment of
condemnation was entered and the product was ordered sold, to be disposed
of only in compliance with the law.