26536. Adulteration and misbranding of butter. IT. S. v. Fort Worth Poultry & 
Eggs Co. Plea of srnilty. Fine, ?25. (F. & D. no. 37008. Sample nos. 
41585-B, 41729-B to 417S2-B, incl.)
This case involved butter samples of which were found to contain mold, hairs, 
Insect parts, and other filth.   Certain lots were also low in milk fat
On April 28, 1936, the United States attorney for the Northern District of 
Texas, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district 
court an information against the Fort Worth Poultry & Egg Co., Fort Worth, 
Tex., alleging that on or about September 24 and October 23, 1935, the defend- 
ant company shipped from Fort Worth, Tex., into the State of Louisiana, a 
number of tubs and cases of butter that was adulterated, and a part of which 
was misbranded in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. A part of the tub 
butter was labeled "Springbrook"; and the remainder was labeled "Armour's 
Cloverbloom Butter." The prints in the cases were labeled: (Wrapper) 
"Armour's Star * * * Quality Cloverbloom full cream Butter * * * 
Armour Creameries-Chicago-U. S. A. Distributors."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted in part of a 
filthy and decomposed animal substance. Portions of the article were alleged 
to be adulterated further in that a product containing less than 80 percent by 
weight of milk fat had been substituted for butter, a product which must 
contain not less than 80 percent by weight of milk fat as defined and required 
by the act of Congress of March 4, 1923.
A portion of the article was alleged to be misbranded in that the statement 
"Butter", borne on the packages and tubs, was false and misleading, and for 
the further reason that it was labeled so as to deceive and mislead the pur- 
chaser since said statement represented that the article was butter as defined by 
law; whereas it was not butter as so defined since it contained less than 80 
percent of milk fat
On October 29, 1936, a plea of guilty was entered on behalf of the defendant 
and the court imposed a fine of $25.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.