9517. Adulteration of raisins.    TJ. S. v. 78 Cases of Raisins.    Default decree of
condemnation and destruction.    (F. D. C. No. 17190.    Sample No. 36624-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   August 24, 1945, Western District of Washington.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :    On or about November 14, 1944, from Dinuba, Calif.
PRODUCT: 78 30-pound cases of raisins at Seattle, Wash., in the possession of 
the Standard Warehouse. ""The product was stored under insanitary condi- 
tions after shipment. Some of the cartons were rodent-gnawed, and rodent 
pellets and urine stains were observed on them. Examination showed that 
the product contained rodent pellets, rodent hairs, and insect fragments.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the article consisted in 
whole or in part of a filthy substance; and, Section 402(a)(4), it had been 
held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated 
with filth.
DISPOSITION:   January 17, 1946.   No claimant having appeared, judgment of 
'    condemnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.