9613. Adulteration of bread and wafers.    U. S. v. 23 Cartons of Ry-Krisp Bread
and 13 Cartons of "Wafers.   Default decree of condemnation and destruc- 
tion.    (F. D. C. Nos. 17033, 17034.    Sample Nos. 18775-H to 18777-H, incl.)
LIBELS FILED :   August 9,1945, District of South Dakota.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about July 14, 1945, by the Ralston-Purina Co., cr- 
isp Division, from Minneapolis, Minn.
PRODUCT: 23 cartons, each containing 24 7%-ounce packages, of Ry-Krisp bread 
and 13 cartons, each containing 18 12-ounce packages, of Ry-Krisp wafers at 
Sioux Falls, S. Dak.
LABEL IN PART: "Family Style Ry-Krisp Scandinavian Style Bread," or 
"Ry-Krisp   *   *   *   Wafer."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the articles consisted in 
whole or in part of filthy substances by reason of the presence of rodent hairs, 
larvae, and insect fragments; and, Section 402 (a) (4), they had been prepared 
under insanitary conditions whereby they may have become contaminated with 
filth.
DISPOSITION : September 18, 1945. No claimant having appeared, judgments of 
condemnation were entered and the products were ordered destroyed.