20557. Adulteration of unpopped popcorn.   U. S. v. 16 Cases * * *.    (F. D. C.
No. 35361.    Sample No. 45470-L.)
LIBEL FILED :   July 16,1953, District of Massachusetts.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about April 24,1953, by the Kentucky Popcorn Asso- 
ciation, from New Haven, Ky.
PRODUCT: 16 cases, each containing 24 10-ounce cans, of unpopped popcorn 
at Lawrence, Mass.
LABEL, IK PART:    (Can)    "Delmonico   Pop   Yellow Hybrid   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 
excreta and rodent-gnawed kernels; and, Section 402 (a) (4), it was pre- 
pared under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated 
with filth.
DISPOSITION : August 25, 1953. Default decree of condemnation and destruc- 
tion.