2800. Adulteration of candy.     V. S. y. Salvo & Berdon Candy Co.     Plea of guilty.
Fines totaling: $900; fine of $400 suspended and defendant placed on pro- 
bation for 3 years. (F. D. C. No. 5490. Sample Nos. 35466-E, 35467-E, 
35469-E, 35475--E.)
Examination showed that this product was contaminated with rodent and cat 
hairs, miscellaneous insect fragments, and larvae.
On October 11, 1941, the United States attorney for the Southern District 
of Mississippi filed an information against Salvo & Berdon Candy Co., a cor- 
poration at Natchez, Miss., alleging shipment on or about November 28 and. 29 
and December 6, 1940, from the State of Mississippi into the State of Louisiana 
of quantities of candy that was 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. The article 
was labeled in part: (Wrappers) "Peppermint Candy Rosalie," "Bouquet 
Candy," or Un-X-LD Stick Candy."
On November 17, 1941, the defendant having entered a plea of guilty, the 
court imposed fines of $250 each on the first two counts, and a fine of $400 
on the third count, which was suspended and the defendant was placed on 
probation for 3 years.    *