18766. Adulteration and misbranding of Cheddar cheese.   U. S. v. Don Johnson
(Dwight Dairy Products Co.).   Plea of guilty.    Fine of $1,000, plus 
costs.   (F. D. C. No. 32697.   Sample No. 9038-L.)
INFORMATION FILED: July 27, 1951, Southern District of Illinois, against Don 
Johnson, trading as the Dwight Dairy Products Co., Dwight, Ill.
A.LLEGED VIOLATION: On or about August 19, 1947, the defendant gave to a 
firm engaged in the business of shipping cheese in interstate commerce, at
Dixon, Ill., a guaranty to the effect that no cheese delivered by the defendant 
would be adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
On or about July 12,1951, the defendant caused to be delivered to the holder 
of the guaranty, at Dixon, Ill., a quantity of cheese which was adulterated 
and misbranded."
INATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the article consisted 
in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of insect fragments and 
by reason of the use of filth-contaminated milk in the preparation of the 
article; and, Section 402 (a) (4), the article had been prepared, packed, and 
held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated 
with filth.
Misbranding, Section 4C3 (a), the label statement "Made From Pasteurized 
Milk" was false and) misleading since the article was not made from 
pasteurized milk.
DISPOSITION : April 29, 1952. A plea of guilty having been entered, the court 
imposed a fine of $1,000, plus costs.