16512. Adulteration of candy.   U. S. v. 5 Cases   *   *   *.   (F. D. C. No. 29299.
Sample No. 72441-K.)
LIBEL FILED :    July 12,1950, Southern District of Ohio.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about June 8, 1950, by the Whole-Sum Products Co., 
from Philadelphia, Pa.
PRODUCT: 5 cases, each containing 12 1-pound packages, of candy at Cincin- 
nati, Ohio.
LABEL IN PART :    "Stephen Perry Brand   Jell-Eo-Mints."
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 insect 
parts and dirt; and, Section 402 (a) (4), it had been prepared under insani- 
tary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth.
DISPOSITION : September 15, 1950. Default decree of condemnation and 
destruction.
The following cases report actions involving butter that consisted in whole or 
in part of a filthy or decomposed substance, No. 16513; that was below the 
legal standard for milk fat content, Nos. 16513 and 16514; and that was 
short of the declared weight, No. 16515.