15846. Adulteration of shelled peKans.   U. S. v. 100 Cartons   *   *   *.    (F. D. C.
No. 28242.    Sample No. 62130-K.) 
LIBEL FILED :   October 28, 1949, District of Massachusetts. 
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:   On or about August 23, 1949, by the Orangeburg Pecan 
Co., from Orangeburg, S. C.
PRODUCT:   100   55-pound cartons of shelled pecans at Somerville, 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 insect- 
infested pecans, and of a decomposed substance by reason of the presence of 
moldy peKans.
DISPOSITION: December 7, 1949. Frederick J. D. Felder, Orangeburg, S. C, 
claimant, having consented to the entry of a 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 cleansing, sorting, and picking 
out all decomposed, moldy, and objectionable material, under the supervision 
of the Food and Drug Administration. Eeconditioning operations having 
been unsuccessful, the product was converted into animal feed.