8776. Adulteration of peanuts in shell.    IT. S. v. 175 Bags of Peanuts in Shell.
Consent decree of condemnation.   Product ordered released under bond.
(F. D. C. No. 15395.   Sample No. 18214-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   February 17, 1945, Northern District of Iowa.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about August 10, 1944, from Suffolk, Va.
PRODUCT: 175 90-pound bags of peanuts in shell at Dubuque, Iowa, in the 
possession of the Lawson Warehouse & Transfer. The article was stored 
under insanitary conditions after shipment. Some of the bags were rodent- 
gnawed, and rodent pellets were observed on them. Examination showed that 
the article contained rodent pellets, rodent hairs, and insect-infested and moldy 
peanuts.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted in 
whole or in part of a filthy and decomposed substance; and, Section 402 (a) 
(4),It had been held under insanitary conditions whereby it might have be- 
come contaminated with filth.
?See also Nos. 8783, 8784.
ing admitted the allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation was en- 
' tered and the product was ordered released under bond, conditioned that it 
be brought into compliance with the law, under the supervision of the Food 
and Drug Administration.