7858. Adulteration of shelled runner peanuts. U. S. v. 150 Bags of Shelled 
Runner Peanuts. Tried to the eourt. Verdict for the- Government. 
Judgment   of   condemnation.    Product   ordered   released   under   bond.
(F. D. C. No. 12319.    Sample No. 79364-F.)
LIBEL FILED :    May 10,1944, Eastern District of Virginia.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about February 16,1944, by Henderson & Helms, Inc.,
from Brundidge, Ala. 
PRODUCT:   150 bags, each containing 110 pounds, of shelled runner peanuts at
Norfolk, Va. 
VIOLATION CHARGED:   Adulteration, Section 402 (a)   (3), the product consisted
in w,hole or in part of a filthy and decomposed substance by reason of the
presence of dirty, decomposed, and moldy peanuts.
DISPOSITION : The Old Dominion Peanut Corporation, claimant, having filed an 
answer denying that the product was adulterated, and averring that it was not 
a food within the contemplation of the law, the matter was tried before the 
court on September 14, 1944. At the conclusion of the trial, on September 19, 
1944, the court found for the Government and, on November 20, 1944, a decree 
was entered condemning the product and ordering its release under bond to the 
claimant, to be brought into compliance with the law under the supervision of 
the Food and Drug Administration. The product was crushed into oil for 
use of the oil and the pressed cake for non-food purposes.