13578. Adulteration of sugar. V. S. v. Belt's Wharf Warehouses, Inc., and John 
H. Kraus. Pleas of guilty. Corporation fined $500 and costs; individual 
defendant fined $1. (F. D. C. No. 24053. Sample Nos. 85334-H, 85460-H, 
90481-H.)
INFORMATION FILED: February 18, 1948, District of Maryland, against Belt's 
Wharf Warehouses, Inc., Baltimore, Md.. and John H. Kraus, secretary- 
treasurer and manager.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about July 25 and 30, 1947, from the State of Mary- 
land into the State of Virginia.
LABEL IN PART :    "Pure Cane Turbinado Sugar."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted 
in part of a filthy substance. (Rodent urine and excreta were observed on 
the outside of the bags, and some bags had been cut and not resewn.) 
Further adulteration, Section 402 (a) (4), the product had been held under 
insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth.
DISPOSITION : October 15, 1948. Pleas of guilty having been entered on behalf 
of the defendants, the corporation was fined $500, together with costs, and 
the individual defendant was fined $1.
DAIRY PRODUCTS
BUTTER
The following cases report actions involving butter that consisted in whole 
or in part of filthy or decomposed substances, Nos. 13579 to 13585, and that 
was below the legal standard for milk fat content, Nos. 13586 to 13588.