16379. Adulteration of dried black raspberries.   U. S. v. 7 Barrels    *    *    *.
(F. D. C. No. 28042.    Sample No. 62886-K.)
LIBEL FILED :    October 13,1949, District of Massachusetts.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about August 20, 1949, by W. E. Otto & Co., from 
Naples, N. Y.
PRODUCT: 7 barrels, each containing 200 pounds, of dried black raspberries at 
Charlestown, Mass.
LABEL IN PART :    (Barrel) "Evap. Black Easpbys."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the article consisted in 
whole or in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of insects, 
insect parts, and rodent hair fragments, and of a decomposed substance by 
reason of the presence of rotten berries; and, Section 402 (a) (4), it had been 
prepared under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contami- 
nated with filth.
DISPOSITION : September 18, 1950. Default decree of condemnation and de- 
struction.
FRUIT BUTTER