19401. Adulteration of coffee bKans.   U. S. v. 75 Bags, etc.    (F. D. C. No. 33217.
Sample Nos. 36846-L, 36956-L.) 
in whole or in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of rodent 
excreta. The product was adulterated while held for sale after shipment 
in interstate commerce.
DISPOSITION: On June 2, 1952, Schwabach & Co., New York, N. Y., having 
appeared as claimant for the 168 180-pound bags of the coffee beans and on 
June 5, 1952, A. C. Israel Commodity Co., Inc., New York, N. Y., having ap- 
peared as claimant for the 75 140-pound bags of the product, and the claimants 
having consented to the entry of decrees, judgments of condemnation were 
entered and the court ordered that the product be released under bond to be 
reprocessed under the supervision of the Federal Security Agency. Salvaging 
operations of the 75 140-pound bags of coffee beans resulted in the release 
of 6,807 pounds and in the destruction of 3,759 pounds. Salvaging operations 
of the 168 180-po.und bags of coffee beans proved unsuccessful, and this lot 
was destroyed.