30429. Adulteration of candy. U. S. v. 27 Cartons of Candy (and 8 other seizure actions against the same product). Default decrees of condemnation and destruction. (F. & D. Nos. 43748 to 43756, inclusive. Sample Nos. 37995-D, 37996-D, 37998-D, 37999-D, 38000-D, 49741-D to 49744-D, inclu- sive.) 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 22, 1938, the United States attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district' court libels praying seizure and condemnation of 186 cartons of candy at Hattiesburg, Miss.; alleging that the article had been shipped in part on or about October 23, 1937, and in part on or about February 8, 1938, by W. F. Strait & Sons Corporation from Boston, Mass.; and charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article was labeled variously in part: "Chocolate Covered Cream Almond Bar [or "Cream Pecan Bar," "Maple Cream Walnut," or "Fudge Square"]"; or "Schrafft's Almonds [or "Mint Op- eras," "Nougatines," "Peppermints," or "Opera Cream Drops"]." The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted wholly or in part of a filthy vegetable substance. On April 11, 1939, no claimant having appeared, judgments of condemnation were entered and the product was ordered destroyed. M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.