15716. Adulteration of popcorn.   U. S. v. 158 Bags   *   *   *.    (F. D. C. No.
28297.   Sample No. 63818-K.)
LIBEL FILED :    November 18, 1949, Western District of North Carolina. 
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:    On or about October 7, 1949, by the J. A. Meaty Seed
Co., from Evansville, Ind. 
PRODUCT:    158   100-pound bags of popcorn at Charlotte, N. C. 
LABEL, IN PART:    "Top Pop Brand   Hybrid   Popcorn."
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 insects,
insect fragments, 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 : February 15,1950. Default decree of condemnation. The court 
ordered that the product be delivered to a charitable institution, for use as 
animal feed.