16692. Adulteration of cashew nuts.   U. S. v. 52 Cases   *   *   *.    (F. D. C. No.
29268.    Sample Nos. 35144-K, 35145-K.) 
LIBEL FILED :    June 12,1950, Northern District of California.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about March 16, 1950, by Pan American Food Co., 
Inc., from New York, N. Y.
PRODUCT: 52 cases, each containing 2 25-pound tins, of cashew nuts at San 
Francisco, Calif.
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 cashews.
DISPOSITION : July 18, 1950. The Sun Crown Food Corp., San Francisco, Calif., 
claimant, having consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemna- 
tion was entered and the court ordered that the product be released under 
bond to be brought into compliance with the law, under the supervision of 
the Food and Drug Administration. The unfit portion was segregated, result- 
ing in the salvage of 766 pounds of cashew nuts out of approximately 900 
pounds seized.   The rejects were destroyed.