9743. Adulteration of dried figs.    IT. S. v. 3 Boxes and 172 Boxes of Dried Figs.
Product ordered released under bond.     (F. D. C. No. 16479.    Sample Nos. 
27259-H, 27266-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   June 25,1945, Eastern District of Washington. 
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about March 20,1945, by the Clara-Val Packing Co., 
from Morgan Hill, Calif.
PRODUCT: 3 25-pound boxes and 172 25-pound boxes of dried figs at Medical 
Lake, Wash.
LABEL IN PART : "Clara-Val Standard Black Mission Figs [or "Choice Adriatic 
Figs"]."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the article consisted in 
whole or in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of rodent hairs 
and insect fragments; and, Section 402 (a) (4), it had been prepared under 
insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth.
DISPOSITION : September 20, 1945. The Clara-Val Packing Co., claimant, having 
admitted the allegations of the libel, judgment was entered and the product was 
ordered released under bond to be converted into alcohol by distillation, under 
the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration.