13908. Adulteration of pretzels. U. S. v. 39 Cans, etc. (F. D. C. No. 25555. Sample Nos. 12186-K, 12187-K.) LIBEL FILED : September 9,1948, District of Delaware. ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about August 11,1948, by the Hendricks Pretzel Co., from Pottstown, Pa. PRODUCT: 39 4%-pound cans and 43 5-pound cans of pretzels at Wilmington, Del. LABEL IN PART: (Can) "Hendricks Thin Butter Pretzels" or "Hendricks Butter Pretzels Net Weight 5 Lbs." NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted in whole or in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of insect frag- ments ; and, Section 402 (a) (4), it had been prepared under insanitary condi- tions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth. DISPOSITION: November 23, 1948. Default decree of condemnation and destruction. The containers were ordered returned to the Hendricks Pretzel Co.