5266. Adulteration of broken cookies.    U. S. v. 36 Boxes of Broken Cookies.    De¬
fault decree of condemnation and destruction.     (F; D. C. No. 10456.    Sam- 
ple No. 56422-F.) 
Examination of this product showed that it contained larvae, cast skins, 
insect fragments, and rodent hair fragments.
On August 23,1943, the United States attorney for the District; of New Jersey 
filed a libel against 36 boxes of broken cookies at Newark, N. J., alleging that 
the article had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about June 3, 1943, 
by the S & S Candy Co. from New York, N. Y,; and charging that it was aduk 
terated in that it consisted in whole or in part of a filthy substance. The article 
was labeled in part: "Shapiro Bros   New York City   New York   Broken Crack."
On September 27, 1943, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemna- 
tion was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.