4728. Adulteration of bakery products.    tT. S. v. The Cortland Baking Co;    Plea
of guilty. Fine, $500. (F. D. G. No. 8776. Sample Nos. 17859-F, 17861-F, 
17862-F, 17868-F, 17871-F.)
Hair fragments resembling rodent hairs, insect fragments, and small pieces of 
wood were found in samples taken from these products.
On February 24, 1943, the United States attorney for the Northern District of 
New York filed an information against the Cortland Baking Co., a corporation, 
at Cortland, N. Y., alleging shipment on or about October 8,1942, from the State 
of New York into the State of Pennsylvania of a quantity of bakery products that 
were adulterated in that they consisted in whole or in part of filthy substances, 
and in that they had been prepared under insanitary conditions whereby they 
may have become contaminated with filth. The articles were labeled in part: 
• "Cobakco Bread Old Fashioned Rye [or "White Sliced," "Pioneer Brand," 
"Delicious Cookies," or "Dohuts".]."
Qn May 4, 1943, a plea of guilty having been entered on behalf of the de- 
fendant, the court imposed a fine of $500. •