30665. Adulteration of raisins.    U. S. v. 272 Cartons of Raisins.    Consent decree
of condemnation.     Product released under bond for disposal as stock 
feed.    (F. & D. No. 44651.    Sample No. 36886-D.)
This product had been shipped in interstate commerce and remained unsold 
and in the original packages. At the time of examination it was found to be 
insect-infested.
On January 10, 1939, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of 
Oklahoma, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 272 cartons of raisins 
at Muskogee, Okla.; alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate 
commerce on or about September 5, 1938, from Sultana, Calif., by West Coast 
Growers & Packers; and charging adulteration in violation of the Food and 
Drugs Act.
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted wholly or in 
part of a filthy vegetable substance.
On May 6, 1939, Bonicelli Wholesale Grocery Co., Muskogee, Okla., having 
appeared as claimant and having admitted the allegations of the libel, judg- 
ment of condemnation was entered and the product was ordered converted 
into stock feed under the supervision of this Department.
HARRY L. BROWN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.