9174. Adulteration of cocoa butter.    U. S. v. 56 Bag's of Cocoa Butter.    Consent
decree of condemnation.   Product ordered released under bond.    (F. D. C.
No. 15442.   Sample No. 17413-H.)
LIBEL FILED.:   On or about March 8, 1945, Northern District of Illinois. 
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about March 14, 1944, from Brooklyn, N. T.
PRODUCT: 56 bags, each containing approximately 200 pounds, of cocoa butter 
at Chicago, Ill., in the possession of the Lion Speciality Co. The product was 
stored under insanitary conditions after shipment. Some of the bags were 
rodent-gnawed, and rodent pellets were observed on them. Examination 
showed that the product contained rodent pellets.
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: August 8, 1945. The Lion Speciality Co., claimant, having ad- 
mitted the allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation was entered and 
the product was ordered released under bond to be reconditioned, under the 
supervision of the Food and Drug Administration, by removing all contami- 
nated bags and wrappers, cutting away all rodent-gnawed portions, and re- 
packing the product in clean containers.