return the same officers appeared for the prupose of a second inspection for which Dedomenico readily gave his permission.  On cross-examination at the trial Dedomenico said that had he been present at the time of the first inspection he would have given permission to make it.


4
The trial court ruled that on July 18 and 19 McDiarmid was custodian of the plant in the sense of the statute and that there had been no disregard of the statutory directive.  The ruling was obviously not error.  McDiarmid was held out to the officers as the person in charge, and he acted as such.  The authority of the Administrator to make investigations of this nature is broadly granted.  See 21 U.S.C.A. § 372(a), and consult ResearchDrug Administration, and insects or larvae fragments and other foreign matter were found in each sample.  The sanitary conditions prevailing in the Seattle plant during June and July of 1951- the period during which the food in question was manufactured- were described not only by the inspectors of the Food and Drug Administration but by former and present employees of the corporation.  Inspectors Shallit and Allen described the inside appearance of the plant building, including the flour storage bin, the conveying system, and the manufacturing and drying equipment, and they testified to finding everywhere live or dead moths, live larvae, insect webbing, and pupae.


6
It is urged that Dedomenico can not be held responsible for the shipments inasmuch as he was admittedly absent from the plant during