14945. Adulteration of shelled almonds.   U. S. v. 12 Bags   *   *   *.    (F. D. C.
No. 26650.   Sample Nos. 5910-K, 5911-K.)
LIBEL FILED :   March 14,1949, District of Massachusetts.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about August 3, 1948, from New York, N. Y.
PRODUCT:   12   112-pound bags of almonds at Boston, Mass.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted 
in whole or in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of insects. 
The product was adulterated while held for sale after shipment in interstate 
commerce.
DISPOSITION: April 1, 1949. The John W. Leavitt Co., Boston, Mass., claim- 
ant, having consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was 
entered. The court ordered that the product be released' under bond to be 
brought into compliance with the law, by cleansing, sorting, and picking out
? all objectionable material, under the supervision of the Food and Drug Admin- 
istration. The salvaging operations resulted in the rejection of about 70 pounds 
of nuts, which were denatured and disposed of as animal feed.