17702. Adulteration and misbranding of candy.   U. S. v. Gilliam Candy Co. and
John P. Ryan.   Pleas of guilty.   Each defendant fined $125, plus costs.
(F. D. O. No. 31089.   Sample Nos. 30768-L, 31068-L, 31968-L, 31969-L, 
32280-L.)
INFORMATION FILED: June 29, 1951, Western District of Kentucky, against 
the Gilliam Candy Co., a partnership, Paducah, Ky., and John P. Ryan, partner 
and plant manager.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : Between the approximate dates of January 12 and March 1, 
1951, from the State of Kentucky into the States of Tennessee, Missouri, and 
Illinois.
LABEL IN PART:   "5$   Bacon  Slice   Mfd. By Gilliam Candy  Co.   Paducah,
Ky." and "Gilliam's Blue Grass Candies." 
NATURE OF CHARGE:   Adulteration, Section 402  (a)   (3),  (4 shipments)  the
product consisted in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of 
"    -rodent hair fragments and insect fragments; and, Section 402 (a)   (4), it
had been prepared and packed under insanitary conditions whereby it may
have become contaminated with filth.
Misbranding, Section 403 (e)  (2)   (1 shipment) the product failed to bear
a label containing an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents
since the labels bore the statement "Net Wt. 1% Ozs.," and the weight of the
packages was less than 1% ounces.
DISPOSITION : October 11, 1951. Pleas of guilty having been entered, the court 
fined each defendant $125, plus costs.