11559. Adulteration of plain chocolate and milk chocolate.    U. S. v. 10 Bales of
Plain Chocolate   (and 4 other seizure actions against milk chocolate).
(F. D. C. Nos. 21885, 21982 to 21985, incl.    Sample Nos. 53920-H, 64968-H, 
64969-H, 64971-H, 64972-H.)
LIBELS FILED : December 23 and on or about December 26, 1946, Southern Dis- 
trict of New Tork and Northern District of Ohio.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about October 31 and November 14 and 18, 1946, by 
the Hooton Chocolate Co., from Newark, N. J,
PRODUCT: 10 200-pound bales of plain chocolate at Cleveland, Ohio, and 567 
boxes, each containing 3   1-pound slabs, of milk chocolate at New Tork, N. T.
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in whole or in part of filthy substances by reason of the presence of (in the 
plain chocolate) insects and insect fragments and (in the milk chocolate) 
rodent hairs; and, Section 402 (a) (4), the milk chocolate had been prepared 
under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with 
filth.
DISPOSITION : January 9 and 17,1947. The Telling-Belle Vernon Co., Cleveland, 
Ohio, claimant for the lot of plain chocolate, having admitted the allegations 
of the libel, judgment of condemnation was entered. It was ordered that the 
product be released under bond, conditioned that it be disposed of in compliance 
with the law, under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration. 
Thereupon, the product was scraped and cleaned in order to eliminate all 
filth.
No claimant having appeared for the milk chocolate, judgments of condem- 
nation were entered and the product was ordered destroyed.