20412. Adulteration of unpopped popcorn.   U. S. v. 75 Bags * * *.   (F. D. C. No.
34802.   Sample No. 41001-L.)
LIBEL FILED :   April 3,1953, Western District of Washington.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :    On or about February 28,1952, from Nampa, Idaho.
PRODUCT: 75 100-pound bags of unpopped popcorn at Seattle, Wash., in the 
possession of the Olympic Warehouse & Cold Storage Co.
LABEL IN PART :    "Dickinson's   Little Buster   Hulless   Popping Corn."
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 rodent urine, 
rodent excreta, and rodent-gnawed grains; and, Seal:!on 402 (a) (4), the ar- 
ticle had been held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become 
contaminated with filth. The article was adulterated while held for sale after 
shipment in interstate commerce.
DISPOSITION : May 4, 1953. Lang & Co., Seattle, Wash., claimant, having con- 
sented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was entered and 
the court ordered that the product be released under bond for segregation 
under the supervision of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. 
1,535 pounds of the product were found unfit and were denatured for use 
as animal feed.