17817. Adulteration of butter.   U. S. v. 144 Boxes  (8,640 pounds)    *   *    *.
Tried to the jury.   Verdict for the Government.   Decree of condemna- 
tion.    (F.D.C. No. 29766.    Sample No. 76199-K.)
LIBEL FILED :   June 26,1950, District of Minnesota.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about June 14, 1950, by North American Cream- 
eries, Inc., from Watertown, S. Dak.
PRODUCT:   144   60-pound boxes of butter at Paynesville, Minn.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the article consisted 
in whole or in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of insect 
and fly fragments, insect eggs, manure, rat or mouse hairs, and sediment.
DISPOSITION : North American Creameries, Inc., having filed an answer denying 
that the product was adulterated, the case came on for trial before a jury 
on May 18, 1951. At the conclusion of the trial, a verdict was returned in 
favor of the Government, and on June 19, 1951, the court entered a decree 
of condemnation. On July 25, 1951, the court ordered that the product be 
released under bond to the claimant to be converted to some commercial use 
other than food, under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration.