20091. Adulteration of unshelled walnuts.   U. S. v. 1,501 Cases * * *.    (F. D. C.
No. 34241.   Sample No. 14549-L,)
LIBEL FILED :   December 8,1952, District of Colorado.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about October 30, 1952, from Orange, Calif.
PRODUCT: 1,501 cases, each containing 50 1-pound bags, of unshelled walnuts 
at Denver, Colo.
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 insect- 
infested walnuts, and of a decomposed substance by reason of the presence 
of moldy and rancid walnuts. The article was adulterated while held for sale 
after shipment in interstate commerce.
DISPOSITION : January 16,1953. Wm. A. Higgins & Co., Inc., New York, N. Y., 
claimant, having consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemna- 
tion was entered and the court ordered that the product be released under bond 
for the purpose of reconditioning by shelling and removing the unfit material, 
under the supervision of the Federal Security Agency. As a result of the 
shelling and segregation operations, 21,790 pounds of the nut meats were 
released as satisfactory and the unfit portion of 10,790 pounds was destroyed.