6160. Adulteration of green split peas.   TJ. S. v. 13 Bags of Green Split Peas.   De¬
fault decree of condemnation.    Product ordered delivered to a Federal 
institution.    (F. D. C. No. 12300.    Sample No. 79506-F.)
LIBEL FILED :   May 1,1944, District of Columbia,
PEQDTJCT : 13 100-pound hags of peas at Washington, D. C, in possession of M. 
E. Horton, Inc.
The product was stored under insanitary conditions. Rat pellets were scat- 
tered all over and around the storage, and some of the bags had been torn 
by rodents. Examination of samples showed that the product contained rodent 
hairs and insect fragments and was contaminated with rodent urine.
VIOLATIONS CHARGED: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted 
in whole or in part of a filthy substance; and, Sectioh 402 (a) (4), it had been 
held under insanitary conditions whereby it might have become contaminated 
with filth.
DISPOSITION: June 27, 1944. No claimant having appeared, judgment of con- 
demnation was entered and the product was ordered delivered to the National 
Zoological Park for its use and not for sale.