17162. Adulteration of   unpopped   popcorn.   U.   S.   v.   199   Cases   *   *   *.
(F. D. C. No. 29976.   Sample No. 84808-K.)
LIBEL FILED :   November 3,1950, Southern District of Ohio.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about October 5, 1950, by the Central Popcorn Co., 
from Schaller, Iowa.
PRODUCT: 199 cases, each containing 24 1-pound bags, of unpopped popcorn 
at Dayton, Ohio.
LABEL IN PART:    "Bango   *   *    *   Popcorn   Guaranteed To Pop."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the article consisted in 
whole or in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of insects and 
insect- and rodent-damaged kernels; and, Section 402 (a) (4), the article had 
been prepared under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become con- 
taminated with filth.
DISPOSITION : February 14, 1951. Default decree of condemnation. The court 
ordered that the product be delivered to a public institution, for use as 
stock feed.
DAIRY PRODUCTS
BUTTER
The following cases report actions involving butter that consisted in whole or 
in part of filthy or decomposed substances, Nos. 17163 to 17166, and that 
was below the legal standard for milk fat content, Nos. 17167 and 17168.