15968. Adulteration of prepared doughnut mix.   U. S. v. Dawn Donut Co., Inc.,
and Wayne J. Watkins.  Pleas of guilty.  Corporation fined $2,500; indi- 
vidual defendant fined $500 and placed on 2 years' probation.   (F. D. C
No. 28212.    Sample Nos. 62510-K to 62512-K, inch, 62514-K, 62520-K.) 
INFORMATION FILED :   February 23, 1950, Eastern District of Michigan, against 
the Dawn Donut Co., Inc., Jackson, Mich., and Wayne J. Watkins, president 
of the corporation.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about April 28 and June 28, 1949, from the State of 
Michigan into the State of Massachusetts.
LABEL IN PART : "Prepared Donut Mixture," "Dawn Stick M Donut Mixture," 
"Duchess   Donut Mixture," or "Princess    All Prepared Donut Mixture."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted 
in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of insect fragments, 
larvae, and rodent hairs; and, Section 402 (a) (4), it had been prepared and 
packed under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contami- 
nated with filth.
DISPOSITION: April 14, 1950. Pleas of guilty having been entered, the court 
fined the corporation $2,500 and the individual $500. The individual was 
placed on probation for two years.
DAIRY PRODUCTS 
BUTTER
The following cases report actions involving butter that consisted in whole or 
in part of filthy or decomposed substances, Nos. 15969 to 15971, and that 
was below the legal standard for milk fat content, No. 15972.