6458. Adulteration of caramel bonbon coating.    U. S. v. 4,790 Pounds of Caramel
Bon Bon   Coating.    Consent decree of condemnation.    Product ordered 
released under bond.     (F. D. C. No. 12023.    Sample No. 40230-F.)
LIBEL FILED :   March 16,1944, Northern District of Iowa.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :    On or about May 7 and July 18, 1943, from Chicago, Ill.
PRODUCT: 4,790 pounds of caranael bonbon coating at Sioux City, Iowa, in pos- 
session of the Palmer Candy Co.
The article had been stored under insanitary conditions after shipment. The 
bags were rodent-gnawed; rodent excreta pellets were on the bags and on the 
floor; and the article was contaminated by rodent-gnawing, rodent excreta, 
urine, weevils, dirt, burlap, and paper fibers.
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 may have become contaminated 
with filth.
DISPOSITION : April 14,1944. The Palmer Candy Co., claimant, having admitted 
the allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation was entered and the 
product was ordered released under bond to be brought into compliance with 
the law under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration. The unfit 
portion was denatured with fish oil.