6232. Adulteration of popcorn.    U. S. v. 100 Bags of Popcorn.    Decree of con¬
demnation.    Product ordered released under bond.     (F. D. C. No. 11664. 
Sample No. 61074-F.)
LIBEL FILED:   January 20,1944, Eastern District of Louisiana.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:    On or about November 11, 1943, from Dallas, Tex.
PRODUCT:    100-bags, each containing 100 pounds, of popcorn at New Orleans,
La., in possession of the Maloney Trucking & Storage Warehouse.
This product was  stored,  after  shipment,  under  insanitary  conditions.
Examination showed that the article was contaminated with rodent excreta.
VIOLATIONS CHARGED: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted 
in whole or in part of a filthy substance; and, Section 402 (a) (4), it had been 
held under insanitary conditions whereby it might have become contaminated 
with filth.
DISPOSITION : February 15, 1944. Harry L. Woods, trading as Woods Popcorn 
Supplies, New Orleans, La., claimant, having admitted the allegations of the 
libel, judgment of condemnation was entered and the product was ordered 
released under bond, conditioned that the unfit portion be segregated and 
destroyed under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration. In 
May 1944 an amended decree was entered ordering the unfit portion denatured 
under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration so that it could 
be utilized as animal feed.