9170. Adulteration of rennet extract.   U. S. v. 1 Keg of Rennet Extract.' Default
decree of condemnation and destruction.    (F. D. C. No. 16220.   Sample No. 
14882-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   June 4,1945, Northern District of Illinois.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about April 6, 1945, by the Dairyland Rennet Co., 
from Green Bay, Wis.
PRODUCT: 1 10-gallon keg of rennet extract. Inspection revealed that the fac- 
tory of the Dairyland Rennet Co. was heavily infested with rodents and flies, 
and that the rennet extract being manufactured contained borax.
LABEL, IN PART:   "Red Seal Dairyland Rennet Extract."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (2), the article contained an 
added poisonous and deleterious substance, borax, which is unsafe within 
the meaning of the law since it is not required in the production of the article 
and its use can be avoided by good manufacturing practice; and, Section 
402 (a) (4), the article had been prepared under insanitary conditions whereby 
it may have become contaminated with filth.
DISPOSITION: December 26, 1945. No claimant having appeared, judgment of 
condemnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.