818. Adulteration of candy.    U. S. v. 25 Boxes of Candy.    Default decree of con- 
demnation and destruction.     (F. D. C. No. 480.    Sample No. 66323-D.)
Samples of this candy were found to contain rodent hairs and nondescript 
dirt. Each piece had a metal ring partially imbedded in the top which was 
protected from the candy by a cellophane shield.
On August 23, 1939, the United States attorney for the Western District of 
South Carolina filed a libel against 25 boxes of candy at Union, S. C, alleging 
that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about August 
3, 1939, by John H. Dockman & Son, Inc., from Baltimore, Md.; and charging 
that it was adulterated in that it consisted wholly or in part of a filthy sub- 
stance, and also that it was confectionery and bore or contained a nonnutritive 
article or substance.   It was labeled in part "72 Stars."
On October 19, 1939, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemna- 
tion was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.