16730. Adulteration of dried apricots.   U. S. v. 79 Cases   *    *    *.    (F. D. C.
No. 28738.    Sample No. 63254-K.)
LIBEL FILED :   February 23, 1950, District of Massachusetts.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:    On or about December 8, 1949, by the Mayfair Packing
Co., from San Jose, Calif. 
PRODUCT:   79 cases, each containing 24   11-ounce boxes, of dried apricots at
Somerville, Mass.
LABEL IN PART:    (Box) "Finast Brand   Large Size   Sun Dried Apricots."
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 rodent 
excreta and rodent hairs.
DISPOSITION : April 28, 1950. The Mayfair Packing Co., claimant, having con- 
sented 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 reconditioning and destroying all objectionable 
material, under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration. 946 
pounds of the product were salvaged as fit for human consumption, and 215 
pounds were found unfit and were destroyed.
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