5916. Adulteration of fig paste.     U.  S.  v.  2  Cases  of Fig Paste   (and 1  other
seizure action against fig paste). Decrees of condemnation. One lot 
ordered destroyed; remaining lot ordered released for distillation into 
spirits.     (F. D. C. Nos. 11894, 12307.    Samples Nos. 65790-F, 71404-F.)
LIBELS FILED : February 26, 1944, Southern District of New York; May 17, 1944, 
Western District of Washington.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : From on or about November 6,1943, to February 15,1944, by 
Koligian Bros., Fresno, Calif.
PRODUCT: 2 80-pound cases of fig paste at New York, N. Y., and 1,000 80-pound 
cases of fig paste at Seattle, Wash.
VIOLATION CHARGED: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted 
in whole, or in part of filthy substances. The lot at New York contained in- 
sects, larvae, and insect fragments, and the lot at Seattle contained larvae and 
rodent-type hairs.
at New York, judgment of condemnation was entered and the product was 
ordered destroyed.   On May 17, 1944, Koligian Bros, having appeared as claim- / 
ant for the lot located at Seattle, judgment of condemnation was entered andx 
the product was ordered released under bond for distillation into spirits, under 
the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration.