15408. Adulteration of popcorn.   U. S. v. 15 Bags   *   *   *.   (F. D. C. No. 27884.
Sample No. 60554-K.) 
LIBEL FILED :    October 3,1949, Northern District of Illinois. 
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about July 12,1948, from Carnarvon, Iowa.
PRODUCT: 15 100-pound bags of popcorn at Chicago, Ill., in possession of 
Thomson Terminals, Inc.
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 insects and 
rodent pellets; and, Section 402 (a) (4), it 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 : December 9, 1949. Default decree of condemnation. The court 
ordered that the product be delivered to a public institution, for use as animal 
feed.