10592. Adulteration and misbranding of butter.    U. S. v. Denison Poultry & Egg
Company.    Plea of nolo contendere.    Fine, $150.    (F. D. C. No. 12573.
Sample No. 61526-F.)
INFORMATION FILED : November 14, 1944, Eastern District of Texas, against the 
Denison Poultry & Egg Co., a partnership, Denison, Tex.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about February 24, 1944, from the State of Texas 
into the State of Louisiana.
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 which contained less than 80 percent by weight of milk fat had been 
substituted for butter.
Misbranding, Section 403 (e) (2), the article failed to bear a label contain- 
ing an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents. The label statement 
"1 Lb. Net Wt." was inaccurate and incorrect since the packages contained 
less than 1 pound net weight of butter.
DISPOSITION : December 4, 1946. A plea of nolo contendere having been entered 
on behalf of the defendant, the court imposed a fine of $150.
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