5417. Adulteration of bakery products.    IT. S. v. Agnew B. Cowan  (Cowan Balc- 
:   ing Co.).    Plea of guilty.    Fine, $250.    (F. D. C. No. 10556,    Sample Nos.
46218-F, 46220-F to 46223-F, incl.,. 46225-F, 46227-F to 46230-F, incl.)
Samples of these products were found to contain rodent hairs, hair fragments 
resembling rodent hair; or insect fragments.
On October 20, 1943, the United States attorney for the Northern District 
of West Virginia filed an information against Agnew B. Cowan, trading as 
Cowah Baking Co., at Morgantown, W. Va., alleging shipment on or about April 
14, 1943, from the State of West Virginia into the State of Pennsylvania of 
quantities of bread, doughnuts, and buns, which were adulterated in that they 
consisted in whole or in part of filthy substances; and in that they hadbeen pre- 
pared under insanitary conditions whereby they might have become contaminated 
with filth. The articles were labeled in part: "Cowan's 'Enriched' Bread," 
"Cowan's Super Donuts," "Cowan's Sliced Buns," or "Cowan's Wheat Bread."
On October 22, 1943, the defendant haying entered a plea of guilty, the court 
imposed a fine of $50 on each of 5 counts, totaling $250.