9465. Adulteration İf popcorn.   TJ. S. v. 20 Cases of Popcorn (and 9 other seizure
actions against popcorn). Decrees of condemnation. Portion of product 
ordered released under bond; remainder ordered destroyed or delivered 
to Federal institutions, for use as animal feed. (F. D. C. Nos. 17145, 17249, 
17450, 17582, 17939, 18018, 18019,-18022, 18358, 18746. Sample Nos. 10990-H, 
12331-H, 14794-H, 16130-H, 16132-H, 16133-H, 17231-H, 18413-H, 18414-H, 
19293-H, 31165-H.)-
Districts of Michigan, Eastern District of Wisconsin, District of North Dakota, 
District of Arizona, Southern District of Iowa, District of New Hampshire, 
and Western District of Pennsylvania.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: Between the approximate dates of March 14 and May 4, 
1945, by Edward A. Graham and- Associates, from Chicago, Ill.
PRODUCT: 1,856 cases, each containing 36 bags, and 23 cases, each containing 30 
bags, of popcorn at Traverse City, Grand Rapids, and Jacksoii, Mich.; Green 
Bay, Wis.; Grand Forks, -N. Dak.; Phoenix, Ariz.; Davenport, Iowa; Nashua, 
N. H.; and New Castle, Pa.
LABEL IN PART: "Popcorn Selected Finest Quality Net Wt. When Packed 8 
Oz.   Riverside Popcorn Sales   Chicago, Ill."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the article'consisted in 
whole or in part of a filthy and decomposed substance by reason of the presence 
of rodent excreta, rodent-gnawed kernels, insects, rodent hairs, insect frag- 
ments, and moldy kernels.
DISPOSITION : Between October 8,1945, and January 23,1946, Philip Porter, Inc., 
claimant for the New Hampshire lot, having consented to the entry of a decree, 
and no claimant having appeared for the other lots, judgments of condemna- 
tion were entered and a portion of the NewJHampshire lot was ordered released 
under bond for conversion into stock feed. The remainder of the product was 
ordered destroyed or delivered to Federal institutions, for use as animal feed.
DAIRY PRODUCTS
BUTTER
The following cases report actions involving butter that consisted in whole or 
in part of filthy or decomposed substances, Nos. 9466 to 9478; that,was below 
the standard for milk fat content, Nos. 9476 to 9493; and that was short of 
the declared weight, Nos. 9478 and 9494.