6990. Adulteration of miscellaneous food products.   U. S. v. 100 Pounds of Mar¬
joram, 50 Pounds of Ground Chicory, 100 Pounds of Coriander Seed, 75 
Pounds of Sarsaparilla Root, and 75 Pounds of Ground Ginger Root. De- 
fault decree of condemnation and destruction. (F. D. €. No. 10177. Sample 
Nos. 20723-F, 20725-F, 20727-F, 20729-F, 20730-F.)
LIBEL FILED:    July 2, 1943, District of Massachusetts.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: From New York, N. Y., andJersey City, N. J., within 
the period from on or about January 16, 1941, to December 9, 1942.
PRODUCT: Marjoram, ground chicory, coriander seed, sarsaparilla root, and 
ground ginger root, in the quantities mentioned above, at Boston, Mass., in 
the possession of the G. S. Cheney Co., Inc.
These products were stored, after shipment, in rooms which were overrun 
with rats and exceedingly filthy. Examination disclosed that the marjoram 
was contaminated with rodent excreta pellets; that the ground chicory contained 
rodent excreta pellets and dead moths; that the coriander seed contained 
weevils and rodent hairs, and a material proportion was worm-eaten; that the 
sarsaparilla^oot was contaminated with rodent excreta pellets; and that the 
ground ginger root contained a large number of dead weevils.
in whole or in part of filthy substances; and, Section 402 (a) (4), they had been 
held under insanitary conditions whereby they may have become contaminated 
with filth.
The articles, with the exception of the ground chicory, were also alleged to 
be adulterated under the provisions of the law applicable to drugs, as reported 
in notices of judgment on drugs and devices.
DISPOSITION: August 2, 1943. No claimant having appeared, judgment of 
condemnation was entered and the products were ordered destroyed.
MISCELLANEOUS FOODS