2065. Adulteration of Brazil nuts.     U.  S.  v.  11   Bags of Brazil Nuts.     Default
decree of condemnation and destruction.     (P. D. C. No. 3494.    Sample No. 
34127-E.)
Examination showed that this product contained moldy, rancid, and 
decomposed nuts.
On December 9, 1940, the United States attorney for the District of New 
Jersey filed a libel against 11 bags of Brazil nuts at Newark, N. J., alleging that 
the article had been shipped on or about November 26, 1940, by Red Line Com- 
mercial Co., Inc., from New York, N. Y.; and charging, that it Was adulterated 
in that it consisted in whole or in part of a decomposed substance. The article 
was labeled in part: "Paramount Brand Extra Large Washed Brazil Nuts 
*   *    *    100 Lbs. Net Weight."
On April 18, 1941, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.