21794. Adulteration of peanut butter.   U. S. v. Andrus-Scofield Co. and Albert W.
Jaeger.   Pleas  of  guilty.   Fine  of  $500  against  company  and  $250 
against individual.    (F. D. C. No. 36648.    Sample No. 86415-L.) 
INFORMATION FILED:    July 30, 1954,  Southern District of Ohio, against the 
Andrus-Scofield Co., a corporation, Columbus, Ohio, and Albert W. Jaeger, 
manager of the corporation.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about April 6, 1954, from the State of Ohio into the 
State of Indiana.
LABEL IN PART: (Mug) "Capitol Brand Peanut Butter * * * Net Weight 
12 Oz."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the article consisted in 
part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of insect fragments, saw- 
tooth beetle leg fragments, and tribolium- beetle mandibles; and, Section 402 
(a) (4), the article had been prepared and packed under insanitary conditions 
whereby it may have become contaminated with filth.
DISPOSITION : November 10, 1954. The defendants having entered pleas of 
guilty, the court fined the company $500 and the individual $250.