15912. Adulteration and misbranding of candy.   U. S. v. 37 Boxes   *   *   *.
(F. D. C. No. 28665.    Sample No. 70129-K.) 
LIBEL FILED :   January 17,1950, District of Nebraska. 
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about December 2,1949, by the Sifers Candy Co., from
lola, Kans. 
PRODUCT:   37 boxes each containing 24 candy bars at Omaha, Nebr. 
LABEL IN PART :    Sifers Cocoanut Twins   Chocolate Covered   Net Weight lVa
Ozs."
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, and rodent hair fragments; and, Section 402 (a) (4), it 
had been prepared under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become 
contaminated with filth.
Misbranding, Section 403 (e) (2), the product failed to bear a label con- 
taining an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents. (The candy 
bars weighed less than the declared 1% ounces.)
DISPOSITION : February 23, 1950. Default decree of condemnation and destruc- 
tion.