9131. Adulteration of chili peppers.   U. S. v. 33 Bales and 98 Bales of Chili Pep¬
pers.   Consent decrees of condemnation.   Product ordered released under 
bond.    (F. D. C. Nos. 15609, 15643.   Sample Nos. 22634-H, 22635-H.)
LIBELS FILED :  March 9 and 17,1945, Eastern District of Missouri.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about January 22 and February 3, 1944, by the 
Mexican Products Co., from Laredo, Tex.
PRODUCT:  131  500-pound bales of chili peppers at St. Louis, Mo.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted in 
whole or in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of beetles, 
larvae, and insect excreta.
DISPOSITION: April 5, 1945. The David G. Evans Coffee Co., St. Louis, Mo., 
claimant, having admitted the allegations of the libels, judgments of condemna- 
tion were entered -and the product was ordered released under bond to be 
destroyed or brought into compliance with the law, under the supervision of 
the Food and Drug Administration.