3604. Adulteration of walnuts.    TJ. S. v. 462 Cases of Shelled Walnuts.    Consent
decree of condemnation.    Product  ordered released under bond to be 
reprocessed and reconditioned.    (F. D. C. No. 7157.    Sample Nos. 86637-E,
86654-E.) •
Examination of this product showed the presence of insect-damaged, rancid, 
and moldy walnut meats.
On April 6,1942, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of Wiscon- 
sin filed a libel against 462 cases, each containing 25 pounds, of walnuts at 
Milwaukee, Wis., alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate com- 
merce on or about January 8, 1942, by Pacific Coast Nut House from San Jose, 
Calif.; and charging that it was adulterated in that it consisted in whole or in 
part of a filthy and decomposed substance. The article was labeled in part: 
"Special Amber California Shelled Walnuts."
On April 17, 1942, Pacific Coast Nut House, claimant, having admitted the 
allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation was entered and the product 
Was ordered released under bond to be reprocessed and reconditioned under the 
supervision of the Food and Drug Administration.