29469. Adulteration of candy.    U. S. v. 17 and 13 Cartons of Candy  (and two
similar seizure actions). Default decrees of condemnation and destruc- 
tion. (F. & D. Nos. 43030, 43265, 43266, 43338. Sample Nos. 23966-A, 
37830-D, 37831-D, 37936-D.)
This product having been shipped in interstate commerce and remaining un- 
sold and in the original packages was, at the time of examination, found to 
be insect-infested.
On July 8 and August 9 and 17, 1938, the United States attorneys for the 
Eastern District of Louisiana and the Northern District of Alabama, acting 
upon reports by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in their respective district 
courts libels praying seizure and condemnation of 17 boxes of candy at New 
Orleans, La., and 52 cartons of candy at Birmingham, Ala.; alleging that the 
article had been shipped in various lots on or about February 9, March 10, 
and May 18, 1938, by Bunte Bros, from Chicago, Ill.; and charging adulteration 
in violation of the Food and Drugs Act
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted wholly or in 
part of a filthy vegetable substance.
On September 12, 21, and 29, 1938, no claimant having appeared, judgments 
of condemnation were entered and the product was ordered destroyed.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.