18190. Adulteration of dressed poultry.   U. S. v. Litchfield Produce Co., a cor¬
poration, and Arthur F. Peifer.   Pleas of guilty.   Fine of $1,500 against 
corporation; individual fined $1,000 and placed on probation for 3 years.
(F. D. C. No. 30062.   Sample No. 57176-K.)
INFORMATION FILED: December 21, 1950, District of Minnesota, against the 
Litchfield Produce Co., Litchfield, Minn., and Arthur F. Peifer, president of 
the corporation.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about August 15, 1950, from the State of Minnesota 
into the State of Connecticut.
LABEL, IN PART : "Majestic Brand Poultry * * * Wilson & Co., Inc. Dis- 
tributors   *   *    *   General Offices   Chicago, Ill."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the article consisted 
in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of fecal matter and 
rodent excreta; and, Section 402 (a) (4), the article had been prepared and 
packed under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated 
with filth.
DISPOSITION: December 6, 1951. Pleas of guilty having been entered, the 
court imposed a fine of $1,500 against the corporation and a fine of $1,000 
against the individual and placed the individual on probation for 3 years.