18395. Adulteration of cashew nuts.  IT. S. v. 175 Cases, etc. (and 2 other seizure
actions).    (F. D. C. Nos. 31518, 31522, 31817.    Sample Nos. 27061-L,
27063-L, 27068-L, 27372-L, 273T8-L.) 
LIBELS FILED :    September 14 and 24,1951, Northern District of California. 
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:   On or about August 4, 1951, by the Pan American Food 
Co., Inc., from New York, N. Y.
PRODUCT:    707   50-pound cases of cashew nuts at San Francisco, Calif.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the article consisted in 
whole or in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of insects.
DISPOSITION: October 25, 1951. The Sun Crown Food Corp., San Francisco, 
Calif., claimant, having consented to the entry of decrees, judgments of con- 
demnation were entered and the court ordered that the product be released 
under bond for reconditioning under the supervision of a representative of the 
Federal Security Administrator.
The product was fumigated, and 593 cases were found to be passable and 
were released. The remaining nuts w;ere cracked, brushed, and blown, result- 
ing in the recovery of approximately 82 cases of broken cashews. The reject 
material, consisting of 1.06& pounds, was denatured,
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