29865. Adulteration of almonds.    V. S. v. 205 Bags and 91 Bags of Almonds.
Decree of condemnation.    Product released under bond.    (F. & D. No.
44355.    Sample No. 36228-D.)
This product, which had been shipped in interstate commerce and remained 
unsold and in the original packages at the time of examination, was found 
to be worm-infested and moldy.
On November 18, 1938, the United States attorney for the Eastern District 
of Pennsylvania, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in 
the district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 296 bags of 
almonds at Philadelphia, Pa.; alleging that the article had been shipped on or 
about October 20, 1938, by Rosenberg Bros. & Co. from Oakland, Calif.; and 
charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article was 
labeled in part: "Ensign Brand California Nonpareil Almonds."
It was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted in whole or in part 
of a filthy and decomposed vegetable substance.
On December 2, 1938, Albert Nelson Co. Inc., Philadelphia, Pa., having ap- 
peared as claimant, judgment of condemnation was entered and the product 
was ordered released under bond conditioned that it should not be sold or 
disposed of contrary to law.
HABBT L. BROWN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.