13684. Adulteration of peKans.    l\  S. v. 29,532 Pounds    *     *     *.     (F. D   C. &<>
22612.    Sample No. 17078-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   March 12, 1947, Northern District of Illinois.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about February 11, 1947, by the Denison Poultry & 
Egg Co., Denison, Tex.
PRODUCT:   29,532 pounds of pecans at Chicago, Ill.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted in 
whole or in part of a filthy and decomposed substance by reason of the pres- 
ence of insect-infested and moldy pecans, and it was otherwise unfit for food 
by reason of the presence of empty shells.
DISPOSITION : April 4, 1947. The Denison Poultry & Egg Co., claimant, having 
admitted for the purpose of the proceeding only that the product was adul- 
terated, 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. The nuts were shelled and 
segregated into edible and inedible portions; 633 pounds of the shelled nuts 
were destroyed and 8,581 pounds were released to the claimant.