16798. Adulteration of wheat germ.   U. S. v. Dwarfies Corp. and James John
Oberdin. Pleas of guilty. Corporation fined $1,000 and individual de- 
fendant $500, plus costs. Individual defendant also sentenced to 6 
months in jail; jail sentence suspended and defendant placed on proba- 
tion for 6 months. (F. D. C. No. 29162. Sample Nos. 55286-K, 
68010-K.)
INDICTMENT RETURNED: May 16, 1950, Southern District of Iowa, against the 
Dwarfies Corp., Council Bluffs, Iowa, and James John Oberlin, secretary- 
treasurer of the corporation.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about August 3 and 25,1949, from the State of Iowa 
into the States of Misouri and Colorado.
LABEL IN PART : (Case) "12 -11 Oz. Glass Jars Dwarfies Toasted Wheat Germ 
Mfd. [or "Packed"] By Dwarfies Corporation, Council Bluffs, Iowa."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted in 
part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of larvae, insect parts, and 
rodent excreta fragments.
DISPOSITION : October 28, 1950. Pleas of guilty having been entered, the court 
fined the corporation $1,000 and the individual defendant $500, plus costs. The 
individual defendant was also sentenced to 6 months in jail on each of the 2 
counts of the information, with the sentences to run concurrently; however, the 
jail sentences were suspended, and the defendant was placed on probation for 
6 months.