14892. Adulteration of shelled peKans.   U. S. v. R. E. Punsten Co.   Plea of nolo
contendere.   Fine, $575.    (F. D. C. No. 26759.    Sample Nos. 1081-K, 
1082-K, 10127-K, 15248-K, 15249-K.)
INFORMATION FILED : April 15, 1949, Eastern District of Missouri, against the 
R. E. Funsten Co., a corporation, St. Louis, Mo.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : Between the approximate dates of October 28 and Novem- 
ber 20, 1948, from the State of Missouri into the States of Florida, Indiana, 
New Jersey, and Illinois.
LABEL IN PART : "Funsten's Select Medium [or "Small"] Pecan Pieces," "Fun- 
sten's Select Pecan Halves," or "Funsten's Shelled Pecans    Select Halves."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted in 
part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of insect parts, rodent 
hair fragments, and feather fragments, and by reason of the presence (portion 
of product) of Escherichia coli, an organism indicating fecal pollution; and, 
Section 402 (a) (4), it had been prepared and packed under insanitary con- 
ditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth.
DISPOSITION : June 29, 1949. A plea of nolo contendere having been entered, 
the defendant was fined $575.