9983. Adulteration of peanuts.    U. S. v. 260 Bags of Peanuts.    Consent decree
of condemnation.    Product ordered released under bond.    (F. D. C. No.
19997.   Sample No. 44099-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   May 14,1946, Southern District of California.
session of Los Angeles Nut House. The product was stored under insanitary 
conditions after shipment. Rodent excreta and urine stains were observed 
on the bags, and examination showed that the product had been contaminated 
with urine.
NATURE OF CHARGE: 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: June 17, 1946. Los Angeles Nut House, claimant, having ad- 
mitted the allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation was entered and 
the product was ordered released under bond to be brought into compliance with 
the law, under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration.