11068. Adulteration of shelled almonds.   U. S. v. 35 Bags    *    *    *.    (F. D. C. No.
19605.    Sample No. 35187-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   April 10, 1946, Eastern District of Missouri.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :    On or about September 14, 1945, from Sacramento, Calif.
PRODUCT: 35 100-pound bags of shelled almonds at St. Louis, Mo., in possession 
of the Dye Candy Co. The product was stored under insanitary conditions 
after shipment. Some of the bags were rodent-cut, and the almonds had been 
gnawed by rodents. Examination showed that the product was insect-infested 
and that it contained rodent excreta and rodent hairs.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product 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 : April 29,1946. The Dye Candy Co., claimant, having consented to 
the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was entered and the product 
was ordered released under bond to be brought into compliance with the law, 
under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration.