11343. Adulteration of candy.    U. S. v. Louis Peters  (Peters Icing Flower Co.).
Plea of guilty. Fine, $900 and costs. (F. D. C. No. 20440. Sample Nos. 
13788-H, 13789-H, 59705-H.)
INFORMATION FILED : August 22, 1946, Northern District of Ohio, against Louis 
Peters, trading as the Peters Icing Flower Co., Canton, Ohio.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about October 26 and November 1 and 3, 1945, from 
the State of Ohio into the States of West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
LABEL IN PART : "Medallion Assorted Chocolate Package," or "Medallion Pack- 
age   Fancy   Assorted Chocolates."
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 rodent hair
1    fragments, insect fragments, and larvae; and, Section 402 (a) (4), it had been
prepared under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contami- 
nated with filth. 
DISPOSITION :   October 22, 1946.   The defendant having entered a plea of guilty, 
the court imposed a fine of $300 on each count, a total fine of $900, plus costs.