9326. Adulteration of fresh dates.    U. S. v. 39 Boxes of Fresh Dates.    Default
decree of condemnation and destruction.    (F. D. C. No. 18576.    Sample 
No. 43447-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   December 17,1945, Southern District of California.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about November 17, 1945, by Mary Ehrlich, from 
Yuma, Ariz.
PRODUCT:   39   25-pound boxes of fresh dates at Los Angeles, Calif.
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 beetles, larvae,
and insect excreta. 
DISPOSITION:   January 16, 1946.   No claimant having appeared, judgment of
condemnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.