9149. Adulteration of shelled peKans.    V. S. v. 9 Boxes of Shelled PeKans.   De¬
fault decree of condemnation. Product ordered delivered to a Federal 
institution, for use as animal feed. (F. D. C. No. 15854. Sample No. 
23914-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   March 31,1945, Middle District of Georgia.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: The product had been shipped originally by the Bateman 
Pecan Co., from Macon, Ga., to the Saxons Candy Kitchen, Wellington, Ala., 
but had been returned by the latter firm.
PRODUCT:   9   60-pound boxes of shelled pecans at Macon, Ga.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the) product was unfit 
for food since it had a strong odor and taste suggestive of iodoform, rendering 
it unpalatable and repulsive.
DISPOSITION: June 14, 1945. No claimant having appeared, judgment of con- 
demnation was entered and the product was ordered delivered to a Federal 
institution, for use as animal feed.