9708. Adulteration of butter.   U. S. v. Beatrice Creamery Co. (Blue Valley Cream¬
ery Co.)     Plea of guilty.    Fine, $500.     (F. D. C. No. 15555.    Sample No. 
86401-F.)
INFORMATION FILED: July 13, 1945, Southern District of Ohio, against the Bea- 
trice Creamery Co., a corporation, trading under the firm name Blue Valley 
Creamery Co., at Columbus, Ohio.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about June 5, 1944, from the State of Ohio into the 
State of Illinois.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (b) (1), a valuable constituent, 
milk fat, had been omitted in part from the article; and, Section 402 (b) (2), 
a product which contained less than 80 percent by weight of milk fat had been 
substituted for butter.
DISPOSITION : On November 19, 1945, a plea of guilty having been entered, the 
court imposed a fine of $1,000.    On April 22,1946, the. fine was reduced to $500.