16160. Adulteration of butter. U. S. v. The Tri-State Butter Co., a corporation, and Roy R. Bauer. Pleas of guilty. Corporation fined $2,100; indi- vidual defendant fined $700. (F. D. C. No. 28225. Sample Nos. 13631-K to 13633-K, incl., 46728-K, 47724-K, 47725-K, 52135-K.) INFORMATION FILED: February 7, 1950, Southern District of Ohio, against the Tri-State Butter Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, and Roy R. Bauer, vice president of the corporation. ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about July 8, 11,12, 14, and 16,1949, from the State of Ohio into the States of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Kentucky. in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of adult insect heads, insect fragments, rodent hair fragments, ants, and fruit flies, and, in addi- tion, the product consisted in part of a decomposed substance since it was made of decomposed cream, as evidenced by a high mold mycelia count; and, Section 402 (a) (4), the product had been prepared and packed under insan- itary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth. DISPOSITION : May 1, 1950. Pleas of guilty having been entered, the court fined the corporation $2,100 and the individual defendant $700.