17011. Adulteration of butter.   U. S. v. 137  Cases   *    *    *.    (F. D.  C. No.
30267.    Sample No. 54657-K.)
LIBEL FILED :    September 19,1950, Northern District of Texas.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about August 23, 1950, by Harp Foods Mfg. Co., 
Inc., from Shawnee, Okla.
PRODUCT: 137 cases, each containing 32 1-pound prints, of butter at Wichita, 
Falls, Tex.
LABEL IN PART :    "Harp's    Oklahoma Brand   Creamery Butter."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the article consisted 
in whole or in part of a decomposed substance and was unfit for human eon- 
sumption. (Examination disclosed that the butter was made from cream 
that was in whole or in part decomposed.)
DISPOSITION : November 20, 1950. Harp Foods Mfg. Co., Inc., claimant, having 
consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was entered 
and the court ordered that the product be released under bond for conversion 
into butter oil, under the supervision of the Federal Security Agency.