5199. Adulteration of chill pods.    V. S, v.  20,100 Pounds of Dried ChiU Pods.
Consent decree of condemnation.    Product ordered released under bond. 
to be segregated and brought into conformity with the law.    (F. D. C.
No. 9090.   Sample No. 14704-F.) ,
Examination of this product showed the presence of moldy peppers.
On December 29, 1942, the United States attorney for the Southern District 
of California filed a libel against 20,100 pounds of dried chili pods at Los 
Angeles, Calif., alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate com- 
merce on or about December 17,s1942, by Sixto Duarte from Las Cruces, N. Mex.; 
and charging that it was adulterated in that it consisted wholly or in part of 
a decomposed substance. 
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On January 12, 1943, the First National Bank of Las Cruces, N; Mex., and 
S. Duarte & Co., claimants, having admitted the allegations of the libel and
having consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was entered 
and the product was ordered released under bond to S. Duarte & Co; to be 
/ segregated and brought into conformity with the law under the supervision of the 
Food and Drug Administration. On January 27, 1943, S. Duarte & Co. having 
sold, transferred, and assigned their interests in the product to Gonzales & Blanco, 
the latter firm was, by order of the court, substituted as claimant.