7482. Adulteration of almonds.    TJ. S. v. 17 Bags of Almonds.    Consent decree of
condemnation.    Product   ordered  released  under  bond.     (F.   D.   C.   No.
14480.    Sample No. 89746-F.)
LIBEL FILED :   November 15, 1944, Eastern District of Missouri.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :    On or about July 27,1944, from Philadelphia, Pa.
PRODUCT: 17 200-pound bags of almonds at St. Louis, Mo., in the possession of 
the Tyler Warehouse and Cold Storage Co. The product had been stored under 
insanitary conditions after shipment. The bags were rodent-gnawed, and 
rodent pellets were observed on them. Examination showed that the product 
contained rodent pellets, rodent hairs, and rodent-gnawed almonds.
VIOLATIONS CHARGED: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted 
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 : December 12,1944. The National Candy Co., St. Louis, Mo., claim- 
ant, having admitted the allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation was 
entered and the product was ordered released under bond to be brought into 
compliance with the law, under the supervision of the Food and Drug Adminis- 
tration.   The product was reconditioned by eliminating all unfit material.