9511. Adulteration of dates.   U. S. v. 607 Boxes of Dates.   Default decree of con¬
demnation and destruction.    (F. D. C. No. 17526.   Sample No. 49006-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   On or about February 28, 1946, Eastern District of Louisiana.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about November 24,1945, by the Pacific Distributors, 
from Coachella, Calif. 

PRODUCT: 607 boxes of dates at New Orleans, La. Examination showed that 
the product was insect-infested, and that it contained beetles and larvae.
LABEL IN PART : "Desert Glu Dates * * * Packed by Desert Gio Date Prod- 
ucts Co.   Los Angeles, Calif."
NATURE OF CHARGE : Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted in 
whole or in part of a filthy substance.
DISPOSITION: May 29, 1946. No claimant having appeared, "judgment of con- 
demnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.