5587. Adulteration of gift packages.    U.  S.  v.  51  Cartons  of  "Victory Snack-
Pack."    Default decree of condemnation and destruction.    (F. D. C. No.
10854.   Sample No. 29667-F.)
Examination showed the peanuts in this assortment were infested with beetles.
On October 7, 1943, the United States attorney for the Northern District of 
Calif ornia filed a libel against 51 cartons, each containing an assortment of cookies, 
nuts, candies, a jar of peanut butter, and a jar of olives or cherries, at San Fran- 
cisco, Calif., alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce on 
or about July 28, 1943, by the United States Candy and Food Corporation from 
New York, N. Y.;; and charging that it was adulterated in that it consisted in whole 
or in part of a filthy substance. The article was labeled in part: (Cartons) 
"Victory Snack-Pack".
On November 9,1943, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.