300. Adulteration of Brazil nut pieces.     IT. S. v. 35 Cases of Brazil But Pieces.
Default decree of condemnation and destruction. (F. D. C. No. 1275. 
Sample No. 85831-D.)
On January 3, 1940, the United States attorney for the Southern District of 
New York filed a libel against 35 cases of Brazil nut pieces at New York, N. Y., 
alleging that the article had been shipped from Para, Brazil, by Jayme Pazuello 
& Cia, that it had arrived at Jersey City, N. J., on or about October 18, 1939, 
and that it had been transported from Jersey City, N. J., to New York, N. Y., 
on or about October 26, 1938; and charging that it was adulterated in that 
it consisted in whole or in part of a filthy and decomposed substance.
On January 19, 1940, a default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruc- 
tion was entered.
Nos. 301 to SO4 of this publication report "the seizure andT disposition of 
nuts and nut meats which were in interstate commerce at the time of examina- 
tion and were found to be insect-infested at that time.