12885. Adulteration of Swiss cheese.    V. S. v. Star "Valley Swiss Cheese Associa¬
tion, Carl Erickson, and Ernest Brog. Pleas of guilty. Corporation 
fined $96; individuals each fined $2. (F. D. C. No. 23281. Sample Nos. 
44338-H, 45691-H.)
INFORMATION FILED: September 30, 1947, District of Idaho, against the Star 
Valley Swiss Cheese Association, a corporation, Freedom, Idaho, and Carl 
Erickson, president, and Ernest Brog, general manager.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about July 13 and 17, 1946, from the State of Idaho 
into the State of California.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted 
in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of rodent excreta, mites, 
mold, and nondescript dirt; and, Section 402 (a) (4), it had been prepared, 
packed, and held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become 
contaminated with filth.
DISPOSITION : February 13, 1948. Pleas of guilty having been entered, the cor- 
poration was fined $96, and each individual defendant, $2.