10104. Adulteration of chocolate coating.   V. S. v. 3 Bags and 78 Cartons of Choco¬
late Coating.    Consent decree of condemnation.    Product ordered re- 
leased under bond.    (F. D. C. No. 17753.   Sample Nos. 14413-H, 14414-H.)
LIBEL FILED :    October 9, 1945, Northern District of Ohio.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: Between the approximate dates of January 3 and March 
29, 1945, by the Hershey Chocolate Corporation, from Hershey, Pa.
PRODUCT: 3 200-pound bags and 78 50-pound cartons of chocolate coating at 
Mansfield, Ohio.
LABEL IN PART :    '"Hershey's   Dauphin    Sweet Chocolate Coating."
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 rodent 
hairs, insect fragments, beetles, and larvae.
DISPOSITION: November 2, 1945. The Shelley Candy Co., Mansfield, Ohio, 
claimant, having admitted the allegations of the libel, judgment of condemna- 
tion was entered and the product was ordered released under bond, conditioned 
that it be cleaned under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration 
in order to eliminate all filth, and that if such cleaning were unsuccessful that 
it be disposed of for purposes other than human consumption.
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