8559. Adulteration of popcorn.    TJ. S. v. 238 Bags of Popcorn (and 2 other seizure
actions against popcorn). Consent decrees of condemnation. Product 
ordered released under bond. (F. D. C. Nos. 15696, 16196. Sample Nos. 
6911-H, 18719-H.)
LIBELS FILED : Between March 30 and July 10, 1945, 'District of Minnesota and 
Northern District of New York.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : Between the approximate dates of January 25 and March 
20,1945, by Manley, Inc., from Lakeview, Iowa.
PRODUCT: 238 100-pound bags of popcorn at St. Paul, Minn., and 800 100- 
pound bags, 231% 100-pound bags, and 1 barrel of popcorn at Binghamton, 
N. Y. Examination showed that the product contained rodent excreta pellets, 
rodent hairs, and rodent hair fragments.
LABEL IN PART :    '-Manley's Best Pop Corn    Jumbo South American."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the article consisted in 
whole or in part of a filthy substance.
DISPOSITION : August 25 and September 26, 1945. Manley, Inc., claimant, having 
consented to the entry of decrees, judgments of condemnation were entered 
and the product was ordered released under bond to be brought into com- 
pliance with the law by cleaning, renovating, and sorting under the supervision 
of the Federal Security Agency.