10548. Adulteration of macaroni products.    17. S. v. 130 Cases of Macaroni and
75  Cases of Spaghetti.    (F.  D.  C.  No.  17986.    Sample Nos.  14546-H  to 
14548-H, intel.)
LIBEL FILED :   October 24,1945, Southern District of Indiana.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about August 1,1945, by the Kentucky Macaroni Co., 
from Louisville, Ky.
PRODUCT: 84 cases, each containing 12 2-pound boxes, of macaroni and 46 cases, 
each containing 24 7-ounce packages, of macaroni and 75 cases, each contain- 
ing 24 7-ounce packages, of spaghetti at Evansville, Ind.
LABEL IN PART: "Speedway Brand * * * Elbow Macaroni," or "Farmers 
Pride Brand   Spaghetti [or "Macaroni"]."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the products consisted 
in whole or in part of filthy substances by reason of the presence of rodent hairs 
and insect fragments; and, Section 402 (a) (4), they had been prepared under 
insanitary conditions whereby they may have become contaminated with filth.
DISPOSITION : December 14, 1945. No claimant having appeared, judgment of 
forfeiture was entered and the products were ordered destroyed.