8563. Adulteration of candy.    U.  S.  v.  American Licorice  Co.    Plea  of guilty.
Fine, $800 and costs.     (F. D. C. No. 15529.    Sample Nos. 50987-F, 77679-F, 
78062-F, 78081-F, 85014-F.)
INFORMATION FILED:   June 8, 1945, Northern District of Illinois, against the
American Licorice Co., a corporation, Chicago, Ill. 
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: Between the approximate dates of July 24 and August 12,
1944, from the State of Illinois into the State of Pennsylvania. 
NATURE OF CHARGE:   Adulteration, Section 402  (a)   (3), the product consisted
in whole or in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of larvae,
insect fragments, weevils, insects, and rodent hairs; and, Section 402 (a)  (4),
it had been prepared under insanitary  conditions whereby it might have
become contaminated with filth. 
DISPOSITION:    September 27, 1945.   A plea of guilty having been entered on
behalf of the defendant, a fine of $800 and costs was imposed.