19758. Adulteration of cocoa bKans.   U. S. v. 145 Bags -,>•   f....,.*,..< (E- P- -G, Np.
33550.    Sample No. 37872-L.) 

LIBEL FILED:   August 27,1952, Eastern District of New York.- . -; . r
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about April 24, 1951, from a foreign countryt]j ,,,   -
PEODTJOT: 145 bags, each containing approximately 160 pounds,'of cocoaTbeans 
at Brooklyn, N.Y. 
NATURE OF CHARGE : Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted 
in whole or in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of wormy 
beans, and of a decomposed substance by reason of the: presence of mxridy 
bKans. The product was adulterated while held for sale after; shipment-in 
interstate commerce. 
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DISPOSITION : November 7, 1952. Ernest Adler Co., inc., claimant, having 
consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was entered and 
the court ordered that the product be released under bond to be brought into 
compliance with the law, under the supervision of the Federal Security Agency. 
285 pounds of the product were segregated as unfit and were destroyed.