7716. Adulteration of bread.    U. S. v. Langendorf United Bakeries, Inc.    Plea of
nolo contendere.    Fine, $500 on one count, sentence suspended on other 
two counts.     (F. D. C. No. 12603.    Sample Nos. 13741-F, 13742-F, 39555-F.)
INFORMATION FILED : November 10,1944, Southern District of California, against 
the Langendorf United Bakeries, Inc., Los Angeles, Calif.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about April 6 and 20, 1944, from the State of 
California into the States of Arizona and Nevada.
LABEL IN PART: "Langendorf Sliced Wheat Bread [or "Enriched Sliced White 
Bread"]," or "Dr. Penland's L Vitamin Bi Wheat Bread."
VIOLATIONS CHARGED: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted 
in whole or in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of one or more 
of the following: Larvae, larva fragments, pupae, insect heads, adult insects, 
cast skins, insect head and thorax, adult insect fragments including large body 
parts, skin, legs, and antennae, a rodent hair, a hair fragment resembling a 
rodent hair, and a feather barbule; and, Section 402 (a) (4), it had been 
prepared and packed under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become 
contaminated with filth.
on behalf of the defendant, a fine of $500 on the first count was imposed.
£ Pronouncement of sentence* on the remaining two counts was suspended for 2 
years, upon condition that the provisions of the" Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
be complied with by the defendant.