10909. Adulteration of   bakery  products.    U.   S.   v.  Edward  V.   Mead   (Mead's
Bakery).    Plea of nolo contendere.    Judgment of guilty.    Fine, $400.
(F. D. C. No. 19510. Sample Nos. 25919-H to 25922-H, incl., 26681-H to 
26684-H, incl.)
INFORMATION FILED : March 29,1946, Western District of Texas, against Edward 
V. Mead, trading as Mead's Bakery, El Paso, Tex.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about July 2 and September 14,1945, from the State 
of Texas into the State of New Mexico,
LABEL IN PART: "Mead's Fine Glazed Donuts [or "Fine Cakes," "Wheat 
Bread," "Fine Bread," or "Fine Pullman White    Sliced"]."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (4), the products consisted 
in whole or in part of filthy substances by reason of the presence of insect 
parts and fragments, rodent hair, cat hair, human hair, feather barbules, hairs 
similar to rodent and cat hairs, and nondescript filth; and, Section 402 (a) (4), 
they had been prepared, packed, and held under insanitary conditions whereby 
they may have become contaminated with filth.
DISPOSITION : April 19,1946. The defendant having entered a plea of nolo con- 
tendere, the court directed that a plea of not guilty be entered on the record. 
Thereupon the case was submitted to the court on pleadings and evidence on 
behalf of the Government. The defendant offered no defense, and he was 
found guilty and fined $400.