15452. Adulteration of candy.   U. S. v 20 Cartons   *   *   *   (and 1 other seizure
action).   (F. D. O. Nos. 27766, 27774.   Sample Nos. 3537-K, 3538-K.) 
LIBELS FILED :   August 11 and 15,1949, District of Maryland. 
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about June 29 and July 1,1949, by the Heidelberger 
Confectionery Co., from Philadelphia, Pa.
PRODUCT: 46 cartons, each containing 12 12-ounce packages, of candy at Balti- 
more, Md.
LABEL, IN PART: (Package) "Lucille Licorice Flavored Assortment" and 
"Lucille   Jelly Daisies."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the article consisted in 
whole or in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of rodent hair 
fragments; and, Section 402 (a) (4), it had been prepared under insanitary 
conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth.
DISPOSITION: September 19, 1949. Default decrees of condemnation and 
destruction.