9932. Adulteration of raisins.    IT.  S. v.  943  Cases and 2,565  Cases of Raisins.
Decree of condemnation.   Product ordered released under bond.    (F. D. C.
No. 19844.   Sample Nos. 53007-H, 53008-H.)
LIBEL FILED :    May 8,1946, Northern District of Ohio.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about June 30 and December 7, 1945, by the Rosen- 
berg Brothers Co., from San Francisco, Calif.
PRODUCT: 943 cases and 2,565 cases, each containing 30 pounds, of raisins at 
Sandusky, Ohio, in the possession of Hoenshel Fine Foods, Inc. The 943-case 
lot was stored under insanitary conditions after shipment. Some of the 
cases were rodent-gnawed, and rodent excreta was observed on and in the 
cases. Examination of the product showed the presence of rodent excreta, 
rodent hair fragments, and insects. Samples' of the 2,565-case lot were found 
to contain insects and insect fragments.
LABEL IN PART :    (Portion) "Ensign Brand   Fancy   Seeded   Muscat Raisins:"
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), a portion 
of the product had been held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have 
become contaminated with filth.
DISPOSITION: May 31, 1946. Hoenshel Fine Foods, Inc., claimant, having 
admitted that some of the raisins were adulterated, judgment of condemna- 
tion was entered and the product was ordered released under bond, condi- 
tioned that the unfit portion be segregated and brought into compliance with 
the law, under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration.