16313. Adulteration of butter.   U. S. v. Sherman White & Co.   Plea of nolo con¬
tendere. Fine of $900 and costs. (F. D. C. No. 29130. Sample Nos. 
41864-K, 46592-K, 46595-K.)
INFORMATION FILED : April 6, 1950, Northern District of Indiana, against Sher- 
man White & Co., a corporation, Fort Wayne, Ind.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about August 11 and 18 and September 1,1949, from 
the State of Indiana into the States of Michigan and Pennsylvania.
LABEL IN PART:    (Portion)  "Silverbrook   Creamery Butter."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted 
in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of insect fragments and 
rodent hairs, and one shipment consisted in part of a decomposed substance 
by reason of the use of decomposed cream in the manufacture of the product; 
and, Section 402 (a) (4), the product in two of the shipments had been pre- 
pared and packed under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become 
contaminated with filth.
DISPOSITION: May 4, 1950. A plea of nolo contendere having been entered, 
the defendant was fined $900, together with costs.