19395. Adulteration of red pepper hulls.   U. S. v. 17,100 Pounds * * * (and 1
other seizure action).   (F. D. C. Nos. 32683,32858.   Sample Nos. 10489-L, 
10499-L.)
LIBELS FILED :   March 10,1952, Eastern District of Michigan.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about November 13, 1951, by Harper & Bateman, 
from Hurlock, Md.
PRODUCT: 60 barrels containing a total of 17,100 pounds of red pepper hulls at 
Saginaw, Mich., and 22 barrels, each containing 285 pounds, of the product 
at Eichmond, Mich.
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 
and insect parts; and, Section 402 (a) (4), the article had been prepared 
under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with 
filth.
DISPOSITION: April 28 and May 20, 1952. The Harper & Bateman Pickle Co., 
Hurlock, Md., having consented to the entry of decrees, judgments of condemna- 
tion were entered and the court ordered that the product be released under 
bond for reprocessing, under the supervision of the Federal Security Agency, 
so that it could be brought into compliance with the law.
VITAMIN, MINERAL, AND OTHER PRODUCTS OF 
SPECIAL DIETARY SIGNIFICANCE*