9397. Adulteration and Misbranding of shelled peanuts.     U. S.     *     *     *     v.
¦3 Bag's of Shelled Peanuts. Default decree of condemnation, for- 
feiture, and destruction. (F. & D. No. 14396. I. S. No. 2328-t. S. No. 
C-2768.)
On February 2, 1921, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of 
Missouri, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the Dis- 
trict Court of the United States for said district a libel for the seizure and con- 
demnation of 3 bags of shelled peanuts, remaining unsold in the original un- 
broken packages at St. Louis, Mo., alleging that the article had been shipped 
by the United Fig & Date Co., Chicago, Ill., on or about June 19, 1920, and trans- 
ported from the State of Illinois into the State of Missouri, and charging adul- 
teration and misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act.
Adulteration of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that it con- 
sisted in whole or in part of wood shavings and hulls.
Misbranding was alleged for the reason that the product was in package form, 
and the quantity of the contents was not plainly and conspicuously marked on 
the outside of the package.
On April 28, 1921, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment of 
condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the court that 
the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
E. D. BALL, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.