1170. Adulteration of peKans.    IT.  S. v.  65 Cases  of Shelled PeKans.    Consent
decree  of condemnation.    Product  ordered  released under bond to be 
cleaned.    (F. D. C. No. 1818.    Sample Nos. 5104-E, 5105-E, 5106-E.)
This product was contaminated with fecal Escherichia coli and also contained 
rodent hairs and feather fragments.
On April 16, 1940, the United States attorney for the Southern District of 
Ohio filed a libel (amended on or about May 31, 1940) against 65 cases of shelled 
pecans at Cincinnati, Ohio, alleging that the article had been shipped in inter- 
state commerce on or about January 1 and February 8, 1940, by Paul C. Dowl 
from Hickman, Ky.; and charging that it was adulterated in that it consisted in 
whole or in part of a filthy substance.
On June 12, 1940, the Hickman Grocery & Produce Co. of Hickman, Ky., claim- 
ant, having admitted the allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and the product was ordered released under bond conditioned that 
it be cleaned to eliminate all filth.