10188. Adulteration of chicle.    V. S. v. 197 Bales and 834 Bales of Chicle.    Con¬
sent decrees of condemnation.    Product ordered released under bond.
(F. D. C. Nos. 17620,17621.   Sample Nos. 8023-H, 8024^-H.)
LIBELS FILED :    October 1,1945, Eastern District of New York.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about February 28 and April 24, 1945, from New 
Orleans, La., and Tampa, Fla.
PRODUCT: 834 140-pound bales, and 197 bales, each containing approximately 
260 pounds, of chicle at Staten Island, N. T., in possession of the Riveredge 
Warehouse Corporation. The product had been stored under insanitary con- 
ditions after shipment. Many of the bags were rodent-gnawed, and rodent 
pellets were observed on them. Examination showed that the product con- 
tained rodent excreta.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the article 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: December 10, 1945. Peter Paul, Inc., Tampa, Fla., and M. D. 
Bromberg, New Orleans, La., claimants, having consented to the entry of 
decrees, judgments of condemnation were entered and the product was ordered 
released under bond, conditioned that the unfit portion be segregated and 
cleansed or otherwise treated so as to render it fit for human consumption, 
under the supervision of the Federal Security Agency. In the event that such 
action were not possible, the product was to be denatured or treated so that it 
could not be used for human consumption.