15817. Adulteration of cane sugar.   U. S. v. 110 Bags   *    *    *.    (F. D. C. No.
27740.    Sample No. 51889-K.)
LIBEL FILED :    On or about September 13,1949, Northern District of Ohio.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :    On or about July 23 and 30, 1947, from New York, N. Y.
PRODUCT: 110 100-pound bags of cane sugar at Fayette, Ohio, in possession of 
the Fayette Canning Co.
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 hairs, 
rodent excreta, and rodent urine; and, Section 402 (a) (4), it had been held 
under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with 
filth. The product was adulterated while held for sale after shipment in inter- 
state commerce.
DISPOSITION : November 2,1949. The Fayette Canning Co., having appeared as 
claimant, judgment of condemnation was entered and the court ordered that 
the product be released under bond to be brought into compliance with the law,
, under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration. The product was 
re-refined.
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The following cases report actions involving butter that consisted in whole 
or in part Of filthy or decomposed substances, Nos. 15818 to 15820, and that 
was below the legal standard for milk fat content, Nos. 15820 and 15821.