9791. Adulteration of pecan halves.   U. S. v. 48 Cases of Pecan Halves.   Default
decree of condemnation and destruction.     (P.  D.  C. No. 17130.    Sample 
No. 4261-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   August 20, 1945, Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about February 9,1945, by the Orangeburg Pecan Co.,
from Orangeburg, S. C. 
PRODUCT:   41 cases, each containing 30 pounds, and 7 cases, each containing 60
pounds, of pecan halves at Philadelphia, Pa. 
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 moths,
weevils, larvae, and worm-damaged peKans.
DISPOSITION: September 18, 1945. No claimant having appeared, judgment of 
condemnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.