14308. Adulteration of bread. U. S. v. Vitamelk Bread, Inc., and Louis E. Bayer. 
Plea of not guilty. Tried to the jury. Verdict of guilty. Corporation 
fined $1,000; Louis E. Bayer fined $500 on count 1, with imposition of 
sentence suspended  on  last 2  counts  and  probation for  5  years.
(F. D. C No. 24782.    Sample Nos. 22617-K, 22640-K, 22763-K.)
INFORMATION FILED : July 16,1948, Western District of Louisiana, against Whit- 
aker Bread, Inc., Shreveport, La., and Louis E. Bayer, vice president and 
manager.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about November 14 and December 29, 1947, from 
the State of Louisiana into the State of Texas.
LABEL IN PART : "Vitamelk White Bread," "Vitamelk Wheat Bread," or "Vita- 
min Enriched White Buns."
NATURE OF CHARGE : Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the products consisted in 
part of filthy substances by reason of the presence of larvae, insect parts, rodent 
hair fragments, and beetles; and, Section 402 (a) (4), they had been prepared 
and packed under insanitary conditions whereby they may have become con- 
taminated with filth.
DISPOSITION :   March 4, 1949.   Pleas of not guilty having been entered, the case 
was tried before a jury on February 23 and 24, 1949.   A verdict of guilty as 
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charged was returned on February 24,1949, and sentencing was deferred until
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March 4, 1949.    Vitamelk Bread, Inc., was fined $1,000; Louis B. Bayer was
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fined $500 on the first count, imposition of sentence on the last two counts
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was suspended, and he was placed on probation for 5 years.
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