30347. Adulteration of candy.    U. S. v. 16 Boxes  of Candy.    Default decree of
condemnation and destruction.    (F. & D. No. 44245.    Sample No. 41709-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 October 27, 1938, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of 
Pennsylvania, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 16 boxes of candy 
at Philadelphia, Pa.; alleging that the article had been shipped on or about 
August 25 and on or about September 8, 1938, by the Metro Chocolate Co. from 
Brooklyn, N. Y.; and charging adulteration in violation of the Food and 
Drugs Act.
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted in whole or in 
part of a filthy vegetable substance.
On January 3, 1939, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.
HARRY L. BROWN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.