26674. Adulteration of  dried  peaches.     U.   S.  v.   Balfour,   Guthrie  &  Co.,  UA.
Plea  of  nolo  contendere.     Fine,  $50.     (F.  & D.  no.  37985.     Sample no. 
46282-B.)
This case involved a shipment of dried peaches, samples of which were 
found to be moldy and to contain filth resulting from worm and insect 
infestation.
On August 18, 1936, the United States attorney for the Northern District of 
California, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court an information against Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Ltd., a corpora- 
tion, trading at San Francisco, Calif., alleging shipment by said company in 
violation of the Food and Drugs Act on or about February 27, 1936, from 
the State of California into the State of Pennsylvania of a quantity of dried 
peaches that were adulterated. The article was labeled in part: "California 
Peaches Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Limited San Francisco California."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted in part of filthy, 
decomposed, and putrid animal and vegetable substances, namely, animal ex- 
creta, dead worms, cocoons, mold, and dirt.
On November 6, 1936, a plea of nolo contendere was entered on behalf of 
the defendant and the court imposed a fine of $50.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.