6596. Adulteration of vitamin capsules.    U. S. v. 2 Cartons of Vitamin Capsules.
Default decree of condemnation and destruction.     (F. D. C. No.  12287. 
Sample No. 60061-F.)
LIBEL FILED :   May 1,1944, Northern District of California.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:   On or about November 17, 1943, from Detroit, Mich.
PRODUCT: 2 cartons, each containing 30,000 vitamin capsules, at San Francisco, 
Calif.
The two cartons were damaged in transit and the contents was scattered on 
the car floor.   The capsules were swept up and returned to the cartons.
638830—£5 5
Examination showed that the capsules contained a soft, black, gummy mass, 
probably consisting of the contents of some capsules with adhering dirt.   Small 
sticks of dirty wood and other debris were also present. 
VIOLATION CHARGED:   Adulteration, Section 402 (a)  (3), the product consisted 
in whole or in part of a filthy substance.
DISPOSITION: August 23, 1944. No claimant having appeared, judgment of 
condemnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.