14349. Adulteration of popcorn.  U. S. v. 11 Bags   *   *    *.   (F. D. C. No. 23999.
Sample No. 26618-K.)
LIBEL FILED :   December 3,1947, Eastern District of Illinois.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about September 23, 1947, by J. W. Bond, from Hen- 
derson, Ky.
PRODUCT:   11   100-pound bags of popcorn at Danville, Ill.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the article contained 
larvae, rodent hair fragments, and insect- and rodent-eaten popcorn; and, Sec- 
tion 402 (a) (4), it had been prepared under insanitary conditions whereby it 
may have become contaminated with filth.
DISPOSITION : February 24, 1948. Default decree of condemnation. The prod- 
uct was ordered sold to the highest bidder, for use other than for human 
consumption.