18728. Adulteration of dried cranberry bKans. U. S. v. 45 Bags * * *. (F. D. C. No. 31459. Sample No. 30043-L.) LIBEL FILED : August 8,1951, Western District of Washington. ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about September 29, 1950, from San Francisco, Calif. PRODUCT: 45 100-pound bags of dried cranberry beans at Seattle, Wash., in possession of Ames Terminal. 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 rodent urine; and, Section 402 (a) (4), the article had been held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth. The article was adulterated while held for sale after shipment in interstate commerce. DISPOSITION : December 6, 1951. J. R. Green, Seattle, Wash., claimant, having consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was entered and the court ordered .that the beans be released under bond for the purpose of segregating and sorting, under the supervision of the Federal Security Agency. As a result of the segregation operations, 13 bags of beans were found unfit and were converted into animal feed.