19605. Adulteration and misbranding of candy.   U. S. v. 53 Dozen Boxes * * *.
(F.D. C.No. 32947.   Sample No. 33698-L.)
LIBEL FILED :   March 14,1952, Northern District of Illinois.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about February 15,1952, by Dagmar Candy Mfg. Co., 
Inc., from Newark, N. J.
PRODUCT:   53 dozen boxes of candy at Chicago, Ill.
LABEL IN PART : (Box) "The Original Whistle-Pop Net Weight 4% Ounces 10 
Delicious Lollypops that Whistle."
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 rodent hairs; 
and, Section 402 (a) (4), the article had been prepared under insanitary con- 
ditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth.
Misbranding, Section 403 (e) (2), the article failed to bear a label contain- 
ing an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents (the article was 
short of the declared weight).
DISPOSITION : June 17, 1952. Default decree of condemnation and destruction. 
On June 19, 1952, an amended decree was entered to provide for the delivery 
of a portion of the product to the Food and Drug Administration.
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