11276. Adulteration of shelled peanuts. U. S. v. 48 Sacks * * *. (F. D. C. No. 20337. Sample Nos. 40326-H, 40327-H.) LIBEL FILED : June 14,1946, Eastern District of Missouri. ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about December 19, 1945, from Ashburn, Ga. PRODUCT: 48 125-pound sacks of shelled peanuts at St. Louis, Mo., in possession of the Ace High Products Co. The product was stored under insanitary con- ditions after shipment. Some of the sacks were rodent-gnawed, and examina- tion showed that the product contained rodent pellets and rodent hairs. ' • 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 : July 9,1946. The Ace High Products Co., claimant, having con- sented 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 Federal Security Agency.