1854. Adulteration and misbranding of candy.    U. S. v. 496 Pounds of Candy in
Boxes.    Default decree of condemnation and destruction.     (F. D. C.   No.
3522.    Sample No. 37713-E.)
This product contained rodent hairs and insect fragments and the boxes in 
which it was packed failed to bear a statement of the ingredients.
On December 16, 1940, the United States attorney for the Western District of 
South Carolina filed a libel against 496 pounds of candy contained in 2 and 2y2- 
pound boxes at Lancaster, S. C, alleging that the article had been shipped 
in interstate commerce on or about December 2, 1940, by the Dixie Candy Co., 
Inc., from Charlotte, N. C.; and charging that it was adulterated and mis- 
branded. It was labeled in part: (Boxes) "Dixie Girl Brand * * * 2 
[or "2%"] Pounds Net Pure Stick Candy Absolutely Pure Made Clean for 
Children to Eat."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted in whole or in 
part of a filthy substance; and in that it had been prepared under insanitary 
conditions whereby it might have become contaminated with filth.
It was alleged to be misbranded in that the statement "Absolutely Pure Made 
Clean for Children to Eat" was false and misleading; and in that it was fabri- 
cated from two or more ingredients and its label did not bear the common or 
usual name of each ingredient.
On January 25, 1941, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemna- 
tion was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.