29976. Adulteration of candy. U. S. v. 9 Boxes and 12 Boxes of Candy. Default 
decrees of condemnation and destruction. (F. & D. Nos. 43522. 43621, 
43622.   Sample Nos. 23786-D, 23942-D, 37703-D.)
This product, which had been shipped in interstate commerce and remained 
¦unsold and in the original packages, at the time of examination, was found 
to be insect-infested.
On or about August 31 and September 8, 1938, the United States attorneys 
for the Southern District of Texas and the Eastern District of Louisiana, act- 
ing upon reports by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district courts 
libels praying seizure and condemnation of 9 boxes of candy at Galveston, Tex., 
and 12 boxes of candy at Thibodaux, La.; alleging that the product had been 
¦hipped within the period from January 19 to March 23, 1938, by Henry Heide,
Inc., from New York, N. Y.; 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 October 29 and November 8,1938, no claimant having appeared, judgments 
of condemnation were entered and the product was ordered destroyed.
HARRY L. BROWN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.