1832. Adulteration and misbranding of  shelled peKans.     V.  S.  v.   50  Cases  of
Shelled PeKans.    Consent decree of condemnation.    Product ordered re- 
leased under bond.    (F. D. C. No. 3732.   Sample No. 24960-B.)
On January 30, 1941, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of 
Pennsylvania filed a libel against 50 cases of shelled pecans at Philadelphia, Pa., 
alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about 
January 10, 1940, from Bainbridge, Ga., by Lambert & Son Farm & Pecan Co.; 
and charging that it was adulterated and misbranded. The article was labeled 
In part: (Cases) "Guaranteed to Meet Requirements of U. S. Pure Food Law."
It was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted in whole or in part of a 
filthy substance, to wit, Escherichia coli. The article was alleged to be mis- 
branded in that the statement "Guaranteed to Meet the Requirements of U. S. 
Pure Food Law" was false and misleading since it was incorrect.
On March 5, 1941, the Wricley Nuts Products of Philadelphia, Pa., claimant, 
having admitted the allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation was 
entered and the product was ordered released under bond conditioned that it 
be brought into compliance with the law under the supervision of the. Food and 
Drug Administration.