11840. Adulteration of dried red peppers.    V. S. v. 16 Bags    *     *     *.     (F. D. C.
No. 20622.    Sample No. 49687-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   August 9,1946, Southern District of Texas.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about October 30, 1945, by the C. B. Gentry Co., from 
Oxnard, Calif.
PRODUCT: 16 bags, each containing 200 pounds, of whole dried red peppers at 
Houston, Tex.
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 weevils, 
larvae, and insect excreta.
DISPOSITION : October 14,1948. No claimant having appeared, judgment of con- 
demnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.
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