11816. Adulteration of shelled peKans.    TJ. S. v. 18 Cartons     *    *     *.     (F. D. C.
No. 19914.    Sample Nos. 41790-H, 41791-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   May 16,1946, Northern District of West Virginia.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:    On or about March 20 and 22, 1946, by the Orangeburg
Pecan Co., from Orangeburg, S. C 
PRODUCT:   18   60-pound cartons of shelled pecans at Parkersburg, W. Va.
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 rancid, moldy, 
and shriveled pecan meats.
DISPOSITION : An appearance was entered on behalf of the claimant, the Orange- 
burg Pecan Co., but before a decree of condemnation had been entered, the 
product was inadvertently returned to the claimant and destroyed. On 
November 20, 1946, an order was entered for the dismissal of the libel, condi- 
tioned upon the claimant's payments of the costs of the action.