12435. Adulteration of macaroni products.    U. S. v. 50 Cases    *    *    *     (and 1
other seizure action).    (F. D. C. Nos. 23516, 23517.    Sample Nos. 87742-H, 
87745-H, 87775-H.)
LIBELS FILED :    On or about July 28 and August 1, 1947, Southern District of
New York. 
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:   On or about June 10, 1947, by B. Filippone & Co., from
Passaic, N. J. 
PRODUCT:   95 cases, each containing 20   1-pound packages, of macaroni products
at Newburgh and New York, N. Y. 
LABEL IN PART:   "La Peria Macaroni Products."
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 insect frag- 
ments and rodent hair fragments; and, Section 402 (a) (4), it had been pre- 
pared under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated 
with filth.
DISPOSITION : September 4 and 25,1947. Default decrees of condemnation. The 
product was ordered delivered to a Federal institution, for use as animal feed.