18251. Adulteration of candy.  U. S. v. William C. Gereny and Ernest S. Vandora
(General Candy Co.).   Pleas of guilty.   Defendants fined $750 jointly,
together with costs.   (F. D. C. No. 31088.   Sample Nos. 3076-L, 6890-L,
24708-L, 24710-L, 24711-L, 25227-L.)
Gereny and Ernest S. Vandora, copartners, trading as the General Candy Co.,
Baltimore, Md.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   February 23, 27, and. 28, 1951, from the State of Maryland
into the States of Pennsylvania and New York and the District of Columbia.
LABEL IN PART: "Peppermint Puffs [or "Pe-Co Chop Suey Squares," "Peanut 
Brittle Squares," or "Bon Bons Assorted"] *• * * Manufactured by Gen- 
eral Candy Co.   Baltimore."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the articles consisted 
in part of filthy substances by reason of the presence of larvae, insect heads, 
larval cast skins, larval head capsules, insect parts, rodent hair fragments, 
insects, and feather fragments; and, Section 402 (a) (4), the articles had been 
prepared and packed under insanitary conditions whereby they may have be- 
come contaminated with filth.
DISPOSITION : February 8, 1952. Pleas of guilty having been entered by the 
defendants, they were fined $125 jointly on each of the 6 counts of the informa- 
tion, a total fine of $750, together with costs.