17241. Adulteration of brazil nuts.   U. S. v. 75 Bags   *   *   *.    (F. D. C. No.
30133.    Sample No. 43725-K.)
LIBEL FILED :   November 14,1950, Southern District of Ohio.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about October 11, 1950, by Wm. A. Higgins Co., Inc., 
from New York, N. Y.
PRODUCT:   75 bags of brazil nuts at Cincinnati, Ohio.
LABEL IN PART:    "Holly   Brazil Nuts."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted 
in whole or in part of a decomposed substance by reason of the presence of 
moldy and decomposed nuts, and it was otherwise unfit for food by reason of 
the presence of rancid and shriveled nuts and empty shells.
DISPOSITION: December 6, 1950. Wm. A. Higgins Co., Inc., claimant, having 
admitted the allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation was entered 
and the court ordered that the product be released under bond for segregation 
of the fit from the unfit portion, under the supervision of the Food and Drug 
Administration. Salvaging operations resulted in the release of 6,700 pounds 
of brazil nuts and the destruction of 417 pounds which were unfit.