9798. Adulteration of chili peppers.    IT. S. v. 121 Cases of Chili Peppers.    Tried
to   the   court.     Judgment   of  condemnation.     Product  ordered  released 
under bond.    (F. D. C. No. 16784.   Sample No. 28490-H.)
LIBEL FILED :    July 7, 1945, Western District of Washington.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :    On or about May 10, 1945, by H. W. Little, from San An- 
tonio, Tex. 
PRODUCT:   125   25-pound cases of chili peppers at Seattle, Wash.
LABEL, IN PART:   "Don Brand   Chili Peppers."
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, beetles, larvae, and insect fragments.
DISPOSITION: On September 13, 1945, the Crescent Manufacturing Co. having 
appeared as claimant, the case was tried to the court. Judgment was entered 
condemning the product and ordering it destroyed. On January 7, 1946, the 
claimant having petitioned that the condemned goods be delivered to it, an 
order was entered modifying the decree to permit the release of the product 
under bond, conditioned that it be washed, cleaned, and dried under the super- 
vision of the Federal Security Agency.