1876. Adulteration and misbranding of candy.   U. S. v. 7 Cases of Candy.    Default
decree of condemnation and destruction.    (F. D. C. No. 4215.    Sample No. 
51303-E.)
Examination showed that this candy was contaminated with rodent hairs and 
excreta. Furthermore, the bottom layer of the box in which it was packed con- 
tained only 11 to 14 pieces separated by cardboard dividers, while the upper layer 
contained 20 pieces.
On April 4, 1941, the United States attorney for the District of Maine filed a 
libel against 7 cases, each containing 24 boxes, of candy at Auburn, Maine, alleg- 
ing that the article had been shipped on or about January 9, 1941, by San Man 
Chocolates, Inc. (Romance Chocolate Co.) from East Boston, Mass.; and charging 
that it was adulterated and misbranded. It was labeled in part: "Rosella 
Chocolates."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted in whole or in 
part of a filthy substance.
It was alleged to be misbranded in that its container was so made, formed, or 
filled as to be misleading.
On April 22,1941, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation was 
entered and the product was ordered destroyed.