6976. Adulteration of shelled peanuts.    U. S. v. 1,200 Bags of Shelled Peanuts.
Consent decree of condemnation.    Product ordered released under bond.
(F. D. C. No. 13388.   Sample Nos. 92805-F to 92807-F, incl.)
LIBEL FILED:    August 25, 1944, District of Columbia.
PRODUCT: 800 bags, each containing 115 pounds, and 400 bags, each containing 
125 pounds, of shelled peanuts at Washington, D. C, in the possession of the 
Terminal Refrigerating and Warehousing Corp. Received for storage on or 
about March 29 and April 3 and 5, 1944.
The peanuts were stored under insanitary conditions after shipment. Some 
of the bags were rodent-gnawed and contained rodent pellets. Examination, 
of samples showed that the article contained rodent pellets and gnawed peanuts!
in whole or in part of a filthy substance; and, Section 402 (a) (4), it had been 
held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated 
with filth.
DISPOSITION: September 20, 1944. Safeway Stores, Inc., claimant, having 
consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was entered 
and the product was ordered released under bond, conditioned that it be pressed 
into oil for technical use, the residue to be used for fertilizer or animal feed, under 
the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration. A portion subsequently 
having been found fit for human consumption, an amended decree was entered 
on October 6, 1944, ordering its release.