14377. Adulteration and misbranding of butter.    U. S. v. 23 Cartons  (1,380
pounds)    *    *    *.    (F. D. C. No. 26679.    Sample No. 23909-K.) 
LIBEL FILED :   December 9, 1948, Middle District of Alabama. 
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about September 18, 1948, by Foremost Dairies, Inc.,
from Americus, Ga. 
PRODUCT:   23   60-pound cartons of butter at Montgomery, Ala. 
LABEL IN PART :   "60#." 
NATURE OF CHARGE:   Adulteration, Section 402 (a)  (3), the product consisted
in whole or in part of decomposed material (it contained excessive mold) ;
and, Section 402 (b)  (2), a product containing less than 80 percent by weight
of milk fat had been substituted for butter. 
Misbranding, Section 403  (i)   (1), the labels failed to bear the common
or usual name of the product; and, Section 403 (e), the product failed to bear
a label containing the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer,
or distributor. 
DISPOSITION :   January 12,1949.   Default decree of condemnation.   The product
was ordered sold to the highest bidder, to be denatured and disposed of for
use as inedible fat.