9709. Adulteration of butter. U. S. v. St. Stephen Cooperative Creamery Asso¬ ciation. Plea of guilty. Fine, $200. (F. D. C. No. 16508. Sample Nos. 19011-H, 19242-H.) INFORMATION FILED: November 2, 1945, District of Minnesota, against the St. Stephen Cooperative Creamery Association, a corporation, Rice, Minn. ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about April 5 and May 31, 1945, from the State of Minnesota^ into the State of Pennsylvania. LABEL IN PART: "Butter * * * Distributed by C. G. Heyd and Co., Phila- delphia, Pa." i NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (b) (1), a valuable constituent, milk fat, had been in part omitted from the article; and, Section 402 (b) (2), a product containing less than 80 percent by weight of milk fat had been sub- stituted for butter. DISPOSITION : December 20,1945. A plea of guilty having been entered on behalf of the defendant, the court imposed a fine of $100 on each of the two counts.