5829. Adulteration of prepared fruit and candy.   U. S. v. 155 Cartons of Prepared
Fruit and 6 Boxes of Candy. Default decree of condemnation. Samples 
ordered delivered to the shipper and the TFooc' and Drug Administration; 
remainder ordered destroyed. (F. D. C. No. 11569. Sample Nos. 50219-F, 
50221-F.)
LIBEL FILED :    January 4, 1944, Western District of Pennsylvania.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:    On or about November 10, 1943, by E. C. Rich, Inc., New
York, N. Y.
PRODUCT: 155 cartons, each containing 1 1-pound tray, of prepared fruit and 
6   5-pound boxes of candy at Pittsburgh, Pa.
LABEL IN PART: (Sticker on carton and tray) "Assorted Fruits * * * Pre- 
pared with sugar and corn syrup," (candy box) "Rich's Turkish Delight."
VIOLATIONS CHARGED : Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the articles consisted in 
whole or in part of filthy substances by reason of the presence of one or more 
of the following types of filth: Rodent hair fragments, insect fragments, beetles, 
and wood splinters; and, Section 402 (a) (4), they had been prepared under 
insanitary conditions whereby they might have become contaminated with filth.
DISPOSITION: January 19, 1944. No claimant having appeared, judgment of 
condemnation was entered and the products were ordered destroyed, with the 
exception of samples of the fruit and candy, which were ordered delivered to the 
shipper and the Food and Drug Administration.