9042. Adulteration of candy.    U. S. v. Licorice Products Co., Russell H. Andel¬
finger, and Clyde F. Roberts. Pleas of guilty. Corporate defendant fined 
9400; individual defendants fined $100 each. (F. D. C. No. 15551. Sample 
Nos. 18331-H, 18332-H, 18871-H, 18874-H.)
INFORMATION FILED : May 28,1945, Northern District of Iowa, against the Licorice 
Products Co., a corporation, and Russell H. Andelfinger and Clyde F. Roberts, 
president and secretary-treasurer, respectively, Dubuque, Iowa.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   Between the approximate dates of January 19 and March
2,1945, from the State of Iowa into the State of Minnesota. 
LABEL IN PART : "120 Count 1 Cent Each Four Aces," or "Licorice Rolls." 
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, 
larvae, insect parts, insect fragments, and a mite; and, Section 402 (a) (4), 
it had been prepared and packed under insanitary conditions whereby it may 
have become contaminated with filth. 
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See also No. 9039.
individual defendants and on behalf of the corporate defendant, the court 
imposed fines on the individuals of $25 on each count and on the corporation of 
$100 on each count, total fines of $600.