17965. Adulteration of   Cheddar   cheese.   U.   S.   v.   7,560   Pounds    *    *    *.
(F. D. C. No. 31215.    Sample No. 25088-L.)
LIBEL FILED :    June 22, 1951, District of New Jersey. ;
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about April 6 and 20, 1951, from Atlanta and 
Augusta, Ga.   (These were return shipments.)
PRODUCT:    7,560 pounds of Cheddar cheese at Belle Mead, N. J.
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 insects 
and rodent excreta, and of a decomposed substance by reason of the presence 
of mold.
DISPOSITION : September 13, 1951. Consumer-Farmer Milk Cooperative, Inc., 
Long Island City, N. Y., claimant, having consented to the entry of a decree, 
judgment of condemnation was entered and the court ordered that the 
product be released under bond to be brought into compliance with the law 
by trimming and cutting off the unfit portion and denaturing that portion 
under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration. The waste 
and scraps, amounting to approximately 2,500 pounds, were denatured and 
sold for use as hog feed.