14978. Adulteration of dried apples.   U. S. v. 20 Cases   *   *   *.    (F. D. C. No.
26945.   Sample No. 1721-K.)
LIBEL FILED :    On or about April 8, 1949, Northern District of Georgia.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about January 25,1949, by the Valley Evaporating Co., 
from Cowiche, Wash.
PRODUCT:   20 25-pound cases of dried apples at Atlanta, Ga.
LABEL IN PART:    "Southern Special Washington Evaporated Apples."    -
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 rodent excreta 
and rodent hairs; and, Section 402 (a) (4), it had been prepared under 
insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth.
DISPOSITION : May 16,1949. Default decree of condemnation. The court ordered 
that the product be delivered to a Federal institution, for use as animal feed.