7993. Adulteration of candy. U. S. v. 12 Boxes and 37 Boxes of Candy. Default decree of condemnation and destruction. (F. D. C. Nos. 13930, 13931. Sample Nos. 73281-F, 73282-F.) LIBEL FILED: October 7, 1944, Northern District of California. ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about January 31 and February 21,1944, by Charlotte Charles, from Chicago, Ill. PRODUCT: 49 1%-pound boxes of candy at San Francisco, Calif. LABEL IN PART: "Empress Eugenie's Favorite Sherry Pralines The Original French." VIOLATION CHARGED: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted in whole or in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of larvae, webbing, and insect excreta. DISPOSITION: March 3, 1945. No claimant having appeared, judgment of con- . demnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.