18664. Adulteration of puffed wheat, puffed rice, and pearl barley. ' U. & v. Purity Mills, Inc., Ray J. Peterson, and Marvin R. Peterson. Pleas of guilty. Joint fine of $1,000, plus costs; $800 of fine suspended. (F. D. C. No. 31545. Sample Nos. 7151-L, 7768-L, 10798-L, 12891-L, 21646-L.) INFORMATION FILED: October 15, 1951, Northern District of Illinois, against Purity Mills, Inc., Dixon Ill., and Ray J. Peterson and Marvin R. Peterson, president and secretary-treasurer, respectively, of the corporation. ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about March 13, 24, 27, and 28, and April 2, 1951, from the State of Illinois into the States of Pennsylvania, New York, Indiana, Colorado, and Louisiana. LABEL, IN PART : "Cook Book Puffed Wheat * * * Packed for and Distri- buted Exclusively By Cook Coffee Company Cleveland" ; "Giant Brand Puffed , Rice [or "Munch Brand Puffed Wheat"] Purity Mills, Inc., Dixon, Ill."; and "E-Z Cooker Brand Quality Pearl Barley * * * Packed by H. C. Knoke and Company, Chicago." NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (4), the articles had been prepared and packed under insanitary conditions whereby they may have become contaminated with filth; and, Section 402 (a) (3), (pearl barley only) the article consisted in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of insects and insect fragments. court imposed a fine of $200 on each of the 5 counts of the information;'plus costs. (The fine included all defendants.) The court suspended payment of - $800 of the; total fine for a period of 5 years and informed; counsel for the de- fendants that if they violated the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act? during that time, payment of the $800 would be required. ^ ^ v--' DAIRY PRODUCTS BUTTER The following cases report actions involving butter-that was adulterated in that it consisted in whole or in part of a filthy or decomposed substance, Nos. 18665 to 18667, and that was below the standard for inilk fat content, Nos. 18668,18669. ' '¦•'¦ ' ¦ «;; ¦= :'-:¦¦¦'-;¦' ' ¦