15797. Adulteration of shelled raw peanuts.   U. S. v. 152 Sacks   *   *   *.    (F.
D. C. No. 27208.    Sample No. 48468-K.)
LIBEL FILED :    May 11, 1949, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. 
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about November 10, 1948, from Dawson, Ga.
PRODUCT: 152 sacks, each containing 125 pounds, of shelled raw peanuts at 
Bethlehem, Pa.
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 live 
larvae. The product was adulterated while held for sale after shipment in 
interstate commerce.
DISPOSITION : June 20, 1949. Just Born, Inc., Bethlehem, Pa., claimant, having 
consented to the entry of the decree, judgment of condemnation was entered 
and the court ordered that the product be released under bond to be brought 
into compliance with the law by cleaning, assorting, and destroying the bad 
peanuts, under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration. The 
segregation operations, which were completed on October 18, 1949, resulted in 
the destruction of approximately 125 pounds of the product.