11587. Adulteration and misbranding of grated cheese.    U. S. v. 352 Dozen Car- 
tons    *    *    *.    (F. D. C. .No. 21187.   Sample Nos. 48626-H, 48627-H.)
LIBEL FILED :    October 16,1946, District of Colorado.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about August 31,1946, by the Ehrat Cheese Co., Inc., 
from Chicago, Ill.
PRODUCT: 176 dozen 2-ounce cartons and 176 dozen 1%-ounce cartons of grated 
cheese at Denver, Colo. Examination showed that the American type grated 
cheese contained approximately 27 percent lactose, and that the Italian type 
contained approximately 14 percent lactose, showing the presence of a milk 
product other than cheese.
LABEL IN PART: "Bluhill Grated Cheese American Type [or "Italian Type"] 
Distributed by Bluhill Foods, Inc., Denver, Colo."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (b) (2), a substance high in 
lactose had been substituted in whole or in part for grated cheese.
Misbranding, Section 403 (a), the label statements "Grated Cheese American 
Type" and "Grated Cheese Italian Type" were false and misleading.
DISPOSITION : March 26,1947. The Ehrat Cheese Co., Inc., having admitted the 
allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation was entered and the* product 
was ordered released under bond, conditioned that it be relabeled under the 
supervision of the Federal Security Agency.
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