17332. Adulteration of apple chops.   U. S. v. 152 Bags   *   *   *     (F D c> No.
30730.   Sample No. 10992-L.)
LIBEL FILED :   March 30, 1951, Southern District of Ohio.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about January 3,1951, by the Battletown Fruit Co., 
from Berryville, Va.
PRODUCT: 152 bags of apple chops, each bag containing 40 pounds, at Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio.
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 rodent 
excreta and insects; and, Section 402 (a) (4), the product had been prepared 
under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with 
filth.
DISPOSITION :   June 6, 1951.   Default decree of condemnation and destruction.