18863. Adulteration of flour.   U. S. v. Henry Pollack (Klein's Bakery), and Ed- 
ward Perlis.   Pleas of nolo contendere.   Henry Pollack fined $200; Ed- 
ward Perlis fined $50.    (F. D. C. No. 31541.   Sample No. 24774-L.) 
INFORMATION FILED :    October 22,1951, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, against 
Henry Pollack, trading as Klein's Bakery, and Edward Perlis, an employee 
of the firm.
INTERSTATE SHIPMENT : On or about April 5, 1951, from Hastings, Minn., into 
the State of Pennsylvania, of a quantity of flour.
ALLEGED VIOLATION : Within the period from on or about April 20 to May 17, 
1951, while the flour was being held for sale after shipment in interstate 
commerce, the defendants caused a quantity of the flour to be exposed to 
contamination by rodents, which act resulted in the product being adulterated.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the article consisted 
in part of* a filthy substance by reason of the presence of rodent urine; and, 
Section 402 (a) (4), the article had been held under insanitary conditions 
whereby it may have become contaminated with filth.
DISPOSITION : November 27,1951. Pleas of nolo contendere having been entered, 
the court fined Henry Pollack $200 and Edward Perlis $50.
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