10856. Adulteration of shelled peKans.   U. S. v. 5 Cartons   *    *   *.    (F. D. C. No.
19117.   Sample No. 38931-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   February 21,1946, Northern District of Illinois.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about December 6,1945, by the Calhoun Pecan Co.,
from St. Matthews, S. C. 
PRODUCT:   5   55-pound cartons of shelled pecans at Chicago, Ill. 
NATURE OF CHARGE:   Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the article consisted in
whole or in part of a decomposed substance by reason of the presence of rancid
nut meats, and it was otherwise unfit for food by reason of the presence of
blacls-spotted pecan Kernels.
DISPOSITION : September 17, 1946. No claimant having appeared, judgment of 
condemnation was entered and the product was ordered delivered to a public 
institution, for use as animal feed.