3419. Adulteration of chill peppers.   U. S. v. 65 Bags and 94 Bags of Chili Peppers.
Consent decrees of condemnation. Product ordered released under bond 
for segregation and reconditioning'. (F. D. C. Nos. 7063, 7072. Sample Nos. 
92256-E, 92257-E.)
On March 18 and 19,1942, the United States attorney for the Southern District 
of California filed libels against 159 bags containing approximately 20,614 
pounds of chili peppers at Los Angeles, Calif., alleging that the article had 
been shipped in interstate commerce on or about February 26 and 27, 1942, by 
Ben Hur Products, Inc., from Phoenix, Ariz.; and charging that it was adultera- 
ted in that it consisted in whole or in part of a decomposed substance!
On April 4, 1942, Ben Hur Products, Inc., claimant, having admitted the 
allegations of the libels, judgments of condemnation were entered and the 
product was ordered released under bond for segregation and reconditioning 
under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration.