10717. Adulteration of rye hardtack.    II. S. v. Ralston Purina Co.   (Ry-Krisp
Division of Ralston Purina Co.) and George W. Kans. Pleas of guilty. 
Corporation fined $1,000; individual fined $250. (F. D. C. No. 19039. 
Sample Nos. 9387-H, 9388-H, 18262-H, 18271-H, 18275-H to 18277-H, incl.)
INFORMATION FILED: April 8, 1946, District of Minnesota, against the Ralston 
Purina Co., a corporation, trading as Ry-Krisp Division of Ralston Purina Co. 
at Minneapolis, Minn., and George W. Hans, superintendent of the manufac- 
turing plant of the corporation.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:   On or about July 14, 16, and 18,' 1945, from the State of, 
Minnesota into the States of New York, Iowa, and South Dakota.
LABEL, IN PART:   "Ry-Krisp."
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 insects, 
insect fragments, and rodent hair fragments; and, Section 402 (a) (4), it had 
been prepared and packed under insanitary conditions whereby it may have 
become contaminated with filth.
DISPOSITION : May 13,1946. Pleas of guilty having been entered, the corporation 
was fined $1,000, and the individual was fined $250.