19235. Adulteration of dried apricots and dried mixed fruit.   U. S. v. 124 Cases,
etc.   (F. D. C. No. 32928.   Sample Nos. 7531-L, 7532-L.)
LIBEL FILED :   April 1,1952, Western District of New York.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about February 7, 1952, by Rosenberg Bros. & Co., 
Inc., from San Francisco, Calif.
PRODUCT: 124 cases, each containing 24 1-pound bags, of dried apricots, and 173 
cases, each containing 24   12-ounce bags, of dried mixed fruit, at Buffalo, N. Y.
LABEL IN PART: "Sugar Ripe Medium Apricots [or "Fancy Mixed Fruit"] 
California Dried Fruit."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the products consisted 
in whole or in part of filthy substances by reason of the presence of insects, 
insect fragments, and rodent hairs; and, Section 402 (a) (4), they had been 
prepared under insanitary conditions whereby they may have become con- 
taminated with filth.
DISPOSITION : May 20, 1952. Rosenberg Bros. & Co., Inc., claimant, having con- 
sented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was entered and the 
court ordered that the products be released under bond to be reprocessed and 
reconditioned, under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration. 
The reconditioning operations were unsuccessful, and the products were 
destroyed.