8810. Adulteration of bakery products.    U. S. v. Johnson Biscuit Co.    Plea of
guilty.   Fine, $1,200 and costs.    (F. D. C. No. 15499.    Sample Nos. 68339-F, 
87526-F, 87614-F.)
INFORMATION  FILED:   May 22, 1945, Northern District of Iowa, against the
Johnson Biscuit Co., a corporation, Sioux City, Iowa. 
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:   On or about June 28 and July 12 and 17, 1944, from the
State of Iowa into the States of Ohio, Minnesota, and South Dakota.
LABEL IN PART :   "Distributors   Fine Trolley Cookies   Packed For Independent
Bis. Co.   Toledo, Ohio   Devils Delight," "Our Family Slightly Salted   Soda
Crackers   Packed For Nash-Finch, Minneapolis, Minn." or "Golden Valley
Fine   Products   Distributed   By   Nash-Finch   Co.   Minneapolis,   Minnesota,
Strawberry Pure."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the products consisted 
in whole or in part of filthy substances by reason of the presence of insect 
fragments, rodent hairs, eat hairs, human hairs, unidentified hairs, a straw 
fiber, larvae fragments, insect larvae, a live mite, and feather fragments; 
and, Section 402 (a) (4), they had been prepared and packed under insanitary 
conditions whereby they might have become contaminated with filth.
DISPOSITION : May 22, 1945. A plea of guilty having been entered on the part 
of the defendant, a fine of $400 on each of 3 counts, a total fine of $1,200, plus 
costs, was imposed.