10715. Adulteration of soda crackers and zwieback.    U. S. v. 120 Cartons, etc.
(and 1 other seizure action).    (F. D. C. Nos. 19103, 19104.    Sample Nos. 
19630-H, 19633-H, 50920-H.)
LIBELS FILED :   February 8 and 9, 1946, Northern District of Iowa and District
of Minnesota. 
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   Between the approximate dates of January 8 and 14,1946,
by the Manchester Biscuit Co., from Sioux Falls, S. Dak. 
PRODUCT:   120 cartons, each containing 12   1-pound packages, of soda crackers
and 65 cartons, each containing 12   7-ounce packages, of zwieback at St. Paul,
Minn., and 48 cases, each containing 12   7-ounce packages, of zwieback at
Sioux City, Iowa. 
LABEL IN PART:   "Waldorf   Crackers," or "Flame Kissed   Zwieback."
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 insect frag- 
ments and rodent hair fragments in the soda crackers, and insect fragments 
in the zwieback; and, Section 402 (a) (4), they had been prepared under 
insanitary conditions whereby they may have become contaminated with filth.'
DISPOSITION : March 12 and June 27,1946. No claimant having appeared, judg- 
ments of condemnation were entered. The Sioux City lot was ordered destroy- 
ed, and the remainder of the product was ordered denatured for use as animal 
.   feed or destroyed, under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration.