18096. Adulteration of chili peppers.   U. S. v. 175 Unlabeled Bags   *   *   *.
(F. D. C. No. 31479.    Sample No. 11128-L.)
LIBEL FILED :   August 16, 1951, Southern District of Ohio.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about May 23, 1951, by MeClintock-Stern Co., Inc., 
from San Francisco, Calif.
PRODUCT: 175 unlabeled bags (approximately 35,000 pounds) of chili peppers 
at Cincinnati, Ohio.
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 peppers, and of a decomposed substance by reason of the presence 
of moldy peppers.
DISPOSITION : September 5,1951. The Frank Tea & Spice Co., claimant, having 
admitted the truth of the allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation 
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 
Federal Security Agency. Reconditioning operations resulted in the release 
of approximately 30,000 pounds of the product and in the destruction of 
approximately 3,559 pounds.