7861. Adulteration of peanuts.    XJ. S. v. 43 Bags of Peanuts.    Default decree of
condemnation and destruction.     (F. D. C. No. 14989.     Sample No. 75999-F.)
LIBEL FILED :    January 15, 1945, Western District of Pennsylvania.
Pittsburgh, Pa., in possession of the Hardie Brothers Company. The article 
was stored under insanitary conditions after shipment. Rodent pellets and 
urine stains were observed on the bags. Examination showed that the article 
contained rodent hairs, rodent hair fragments, and insect-Ģifested peanuts.
VIOLATIONS CHARGED: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted 
in whole or in part of a filthy substance; and, Section 402 (a) (4), it had been 
held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated 
with filth.
DISPOSITION: February 7, 1945. No claimant having appeared, judgment of 
condemnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.