16048. Adulteration of brazil nuts.   U. S. v. 49 Bags   *   *   *   .    (F. D. C. No.
' 28583.    Sample No. 61910-K.)
LIBEL FILED :   December 20, 1949, Western District of Tennessee.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about October 10, 1949, by the Two States Produce 
Co., Blytheville, Ark.
PRODUCT: 49   100-pound bags of brazil nuts at Memphis, Tenn.
LABEL IN PART : "Holly 4 New Crop * * * Brazil Nuts Packed by Wm. A. 
Higgins & Co.   Inc., New York, N. Y."
NATURE OF CHARGE : Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted in 
whole or in part of a decomposed substance by reason of the presence of moldy 
and rancid brazil nuts, and it was otherwise unfit for food by reason of the 
presence of empty shells.
DISPOSITION : January 18, 1950. Wm. A. Higgins & Co., Inc., New York, N. Y., 
claimant, having consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and the court ordered that the product be released under bond 
for the segregation of the fit from the unfit portion, under the supervision of 
the Food and Drug Administration. Segregation operations resulted in the 
salvage of 4,500 pounds of the product and the destruction of 170 pounds.