15898. Adulteration of shelled peKans.   IT. S. v. 9 Cases   *    *   *.    (F. D. C.
No. 28502.    Sample No. 57419-K.)
LIBEL FILED :   December 29,1949, District of Connecticut.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about November 28, 1949, by the Orangeburg Pecan 
Co., from Orangeburg, S. C.
PRODUCT:   9   30-pound cases of shelled pecans at New Haven, Conn.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the article consisted in 
whole or in part of a filthy and decomposed substance by reason of the presence 
of insect-infested and rancid pecans, and it was otherwise unfit for food by 
reason of the presence of shriveled peKans.
DISPOSITION : February 21, 1950. Default decree of condemnation. The court 
ordered that the product be delivered to a Federal institution, for use as hog 
feed.