8834. Adulteration of shelled popcorn.    U. S. v. 52 Bags of Popcorn.    Consent
decree of condemnation.   Product ordered released under bond.    (F. D. C.
No. 15660.   Sample No. 18715-H.)
LIBEL FILED:   March 24, 1945, District of Minnesota.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about January 25, 1945, by John B. Mortenson and 
Co., from Chicago, Ill.
PRODUCT:    52   100-pound bags of shelled popcorn at Minneapolis, Minn.
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
excreta pellets.
DISPOSITION : May 10, 1945. The True Popcorn Co., Minneapolis, Minn., claim- 
ant, having consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was 
entered and the product was ordered released under bond for reprocessing in 
order to remove all filthy material, under the supervision of the Food and Drug 
Administration.