3818. Adulteration of candy. • U. S. v. Warren Watkins (Warren Watkins Con¬
fectioners).    Plea of guilty.    Fine, $300.     (F. D. C. No. 7237.    Sample Nos. 
22358-E, 22878-E, 22879-E, 61599-E.)
This product contained hairs resembling those of rodents and beetles ano 
beetle fragments.
On July 21, 1942, the United States attorney for the Southern District of 
California filed an information against Warren Watkins, trading as Warren 
Watkins Confectioners at Los Angeles,'Calif., alleging shipment within the 
period from on or about June 6, 1941, to on or about November 5, 1941, from 
the State of California into the States of Washington and Nevadg of quantities 
of candy that was adulterated in that It consisted in whole or in part of a filthy 
substance; and in that it had been prepared ulider insanitary conditions whereby 
it might have become contaminated with filth. The article was variously labeled: 
"Vanilla Ruff,' "Nougat Chews," "Caramels," "Vanilla Cream," "Mint Patty," 
"Big Mint," or "Cherry Full."
On August 24, 1942, the defendant having entered a plea of guilty, the court 
imposed a fine of $300.