15904. Adulteration of unpopped popcorn.   U. S. v. 154 Bags   *   *   *.    (P. D. C.
No. 28317.    Sample No. 63784-K.) 
LIBEL FILED :    On or about December 14, 1949, Northern District of Georgia. 
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :    On or about September 20,1949, by the J. A. McCarty Seed 
Co., from Evansville, Ind.
PRODUCT:    154   100-pound bags of unpopped popcorn at Atlanta, Ga.
LABEL IN PART:    "Movie Hour   Hybrid    South American Popcorn."
NATURE OF CHARGE:   Adulteration, Section 402 (a)   (3), the product consisted
in whole or in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of insects
and rodent excreta; and, Section 402 (a)   (4), it had been prepared under
insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth.
DISPOSITION: February 7, 1950. Default decree of condemnation. The court 
ordered that the product be delivered to a Federal institution, for use as 
animal feed.