10825. Adulteration of dill pickles and banana peppers.   TJ. S. v. 507 Cases   *   *    *
and 414 Cases   *    *    *.    (F. D. C. No. 18099.   Sample Nos. 14032-H to 14035- 
H, incl.)
LIBEL FILED :   November 6,1945, Southern District of Ohio.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about September 8,1945, by the Sparks Food Products 
Co., from Mazomanie, Wis.
PEOPUCT : 264 cases, each containing 12 1-quart jars, and 243 cases, each con- 
taining 24 1-pint jars, of dill pickles, and 414 cases, each containing 12 1-quart 
jars, of banana peppers at Cincinnati, Ohio.
LABEL, IN PART:   "Sparks   *   *    *   Dill Pickles [or "Banana Peppers"]."
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 insect 
fragments, sand, and dirt; and, Section 402 (a) (4), they had been prepared 
tinder insanitary conditions whereby they may have become contaminated 
with filth.
DISPOSITION : February 19,1946. The Sparks Food Products Co., claimant, hav- 
ing admitted the allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation was entered 
and the product was ordered released under bond, conditioned that the sound 
portion be segregated and repacked in fresh brine, and that the remainder, in- 
cluding the old brine, be destroyed under the supervision of the Food and Drug 
Administration.