1   29519. Adulterat1on of candy.     IT.  S. v. 11 Boxes of Candy.     Default decree of 
condemnat1on and destruct1on.    (F. & D. No. 43803.    Sample No. 25697-D.)
Th1s product hav1ng been sh1pped 1n 1nterstate commerce and rema1n1ng 
unsold 1n the or1g1nal packages, was at the t1me of exam1nat1on found to be 
moldy and to have a strong ranc1d odor.
On September 9, 1938, the Un1ted States attorney for the D1str1ct of New 
Jersey, act1ng upon a report by the Secretary of Agr1culture, f1led 1n the 
d1str1ct court a l1bel pray1ng se1zure and condemnat1on of 11 boxes of candy 
at Newark, N. J.; alleg1ng that the art1cle had been sh1pped on or about June 
13, 1938, from Brooklyn, N. Y., by the Metro Chocolate Co., Inc. (subs1d1ary of 
Os1er Sales Co.) ; and charg1ng adulterat1on 1n v1olat1on of the Food and 
Drugs Act.
Adulterat1on was alleged 1n that the art1cle cons1sted 1n whole or In part 
of a f1lthy, decomposed, and putr1d vegetable substance.
On October 10, 1938, no cla1mant hav1ng appeared, judgment of condemnat1on 
was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.
M. L. WILSON, Act1ng Secretary of Agr1culture.