10117. Adulteration of Cbeddar cbeese. U. S. v. 261 Hoops of Cheese. Default decree of condemnation. Product ordered disposed of as nonfood sal- vage. (F. D. C. No. 17303. Sample No. 7141-H.) LIBEL FILED : August 23,1945, Southern District of New York. ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about July 20,1945, by the Federal Cold Storage Co., from St. Louis, Mo. PRODUCT: 261 80-pound hoops of Cheddar cheese at New York, N. Y. NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the article consisted in whole or in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of insect frag- ments and manure fragments; and, Section 402 (a) (4), it had been prepared under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth. DISPOSITION: September 26, 1945. No claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation was entered and the product was ordered utilized for nonfood purposes in the national defense program.