9037. Adulteration of popcorn.   TJ. S. v. 165 Bags of Popcorn.   Consent decree of
condemnation.   Product ordered released under bond.    (F. D. C. No. 15822. 
Sample No. 18720.)
LIBEL FILED :   March 31,1945, District of Minnesota.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:   On or about January 15, 1945, from Loveland, Colo.
PRODUCT: 165 110-pound bags of popcorn at Minneapolis, Minn., in the posses- 
sion of the Pophitt Cereal Co. The produet was stored under insanitary con- 
ditions after shipment. Some of the bags were rodent-gnawed, and rodent 
excreta and urine stains were observed on them. Examination showed that 
the product contained rodent excreta pellets and rodent hairs.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted 
in whole or in part of a filthy substance; and, Section 402 (a) (4), it had been 
held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated 
with filth.
DISPOSITION : June 8, 1945. The Pophitt Cereal Co., claimant, having admitted 
the material allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation was entered 
and the product was ordered released under bond to be brought into com- 
pliance with the law, under the supervision of the Food and Drug Admin- 
istration.