10757. Adulteration of cocoa.   U. S. v. 20 Bags   *   *   *.   (F. D. C. No. 19717.   Sample
No. 1457-H.)
LIBEL FILED:   April 30,1946, Northern District of Georgia.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:   On or about April 2, 1945, from Chattanooga, Tenn.
PRODUCT: 20 125-pound bags of cocoa at Atlanta, Ga., in possession of Mrs. 
Bell's Preserving Co. The product was stored under insanitary conditions 
after shipment. Some of the bags were rodent-gnawed, and examination 
showed that the product was moldy and contained rodent hairs and pellets.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted 
in whole or in part of a filthy and decomposed substance; and, Section 402 
(a) (4), it had been held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have 
become contaminated with filth.
DISPOSITION: June 13, 1946. No claimant having appeared, judgment of con- 
demnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.