7862. Adulteration of peanuts in shell. U. S. v. 23 Bags of Peanuts. Default decree of condemnation. Product ordered delivered to a Federal insti- tution, for use as animal feed. (F. D. C. No. 14399. Sample No. 83026-F.) LIBEL FILED : On or about November 9,1944, District of Connecticut. ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about April 14, 1944, by the Parker Peanut Co., from Suffolk, Va. PRODUCT: 23 bags, each containing approximately 88 pounds, of peanuts at Bridgeport, Conn. LABEL, IN PART : (Bags) "Parker Packet Jumbo,Hand Picked Virginia Peanuts." VIOLATION CHARGED: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted in whole or in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of insect- infested and rodent-gnawed peanuts. DISPOSITION : On or about December 27, 1944. No claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation was entered and the product was ordered delivered to a Federal institution, for use as hog feed.