9897. Adulteration of Romano cheese.    U.  S. v. 14 Romano Cheeses.    Default
decree of condemnation and destruction. (F. D. C. No. 20352. Sample 
No. 60405^H.)
LIBEL FILED :   June 19,1946, Western District of New York.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about June 6, 1946, by the Boma Extract Co., from 
Boston, Mass. This product had been shipped originally by the Empire State 
Cheese Co., New York, N. Y., to Boston, Mass., and was returned by the 
consignee.
PRODUCT:   14   15-pound Romano cheeses at Olean, N. Y.
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 rodent-gnawed 
cheese and rodent pellets; and, Section 402 (a) (4), it had been prepared under 
insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth.
DISPOSITION : July 15, 1946. No claimant having appeared, judgment of con- 
demnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.