9694. Adulteration of milk chocolate coating.   U. S. v. 343 Boxes and 384 Boxes
of Milk Chocolate Coating. Consent decree of condemnation. Product 
ordered released under bond. (F. D. C. Nos. 17004, 17005. Sample Nos. 
24867-H, 24868-H.)
LIBELS FILED : September 21,1945, Eastern District of Louisiana.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about April 27 and June 20, 1945, by "Walter Baker 
and Co., Inc., from Milton, Mass.
PRODUCT: 727 boxes, each containing 5 10-pound bars, of milk choclate coat- 
ing at New Orleans, La. Examination showed that the product contained in- 
sect excreta and mold.
LABEL IN PART: "La Belle Chocolatiere Milk Chocolate Coating," or "Milk 
Chocolate Coating   Mayflower."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the article consisted in 
whole or in part of a filthy substance.
DISPOSITION : September 26, 1945. The Jacobs Candy Co., Inc., New Orleans, 
La., having consented to the entry of a decree, and the cases having been 
consolidated, judgment of condemnation was entered and the product was 
ordered released under bond for the segregation and reclamation of the fit 
portion and the conversion of the remainder for nonfood use, under the su- 
pervision of the Federal Security Agency.