18013. Misbranding of butter.   U. S. v. 109 Prints (approximately 109 pounds)
*    *    *.    (F.D.C. No. 31695.   Sample No. 5795-L.)
LIBEL FILED :   August 17,1951, District of Massachusetts.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:    On or about June 13, 1951, by the Beatrice Foods Co.,
from Champaign, Ill. 
PRODUCT:   109 prints of butter at Worcester, Mass. 
LABEL IN PART:    (Wrapper   on   prints)   "One  Pound   Net   Weight   Meadow
Gold Butter   Distributed by Beatrice Foods Co.   *    *    *    Chicago, Illinois."
NATURE OF CHARGE:    Misbranding, Section 403   (e)   (2), the package of the
-article did not bear an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents
since the statement "One Pound Net Weight" was incorrect.    (Examination
of the article showed that it was short of the declared weight.) 
DISPOSITION :   September 24, 1951.   Default decree of condemnation.   The court
ordered that the product be delivered to a charitable institution for its use
and not for sale.
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