19598. Adulteration of poppy seed.   U. S. v. 6 Bags * * *.    (F. D. C. No. 34116.
Sample No. 54856-L.)
LIBEL FILED :   November 10,1952, Northern District of Illinois. 
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about October 19,1951, from Holland.
PRODUCT: 6 110-pound bags of poppy seed at Chicago, Ill., in the possession 
of the Castle Baking Co.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the article consisted in 
whole or in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of insects 
and rodent excreta pellets; and, Section 402 (a) (4), the article had been 
held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated 
with filth. The article was adulterated while held for sale after shipment 
in interstate commerce.
DISPOSITION :   March 4, 1953.   Default decree of condemnation and destruction.