17806. Adulteration of candy.   U. S. v. Spangler Candy Co. and Norman E.
Spangler. Pleas of guilty. Corporation fined $300 and individual de- 
fendant $100, plus costs. (F. D. C. No. 3Ill1. Sample Nos. 7070-L, 
10319-L, 10321-L, 10768-L.)
INFORMATION FILED: July 3, 1951, Northern District of Ohio, against the 
Spangler Candy Co., a corporation, Bryan, Ohio, and Norman E. Spangler, 
vice president.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about January 9, 11, and 12, 1951, from the State 
of Ohio into the States of Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Michigan.
late Covered Thin Mints," "Asst. Chocolates," or "Valentine Marshmallow 
Hearts."
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, 
fly fragments, feather barbules, and rodent hair fragments; and, Section 402 
(a) (4), it had been prepared and packed under insanitary conditions whereby 
it may have become contaminated with filth.
DISPOSITION: August 13, 1951. Pleas of guilty having been entered, the 
court fined the corporation $300 and the individual defendant $100, plus 
*costs.