16495. Adulteration of cashew nuts. U. S. v. 210 Tins * * * (and one other seizure action). (F. D. C. Nos. 29241, 29242. Sample Nos. 35141-K, 35142-K.) LIBELS FILED : May 24,1950, Northern District of California. ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about December 30,1949, from New York, N. Y. PRODUCT: 345 25-pound tins of cashew nuts at San Francisco, 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 insect- infested nuts, and of a decomposed substance by reason of the presence of moldy nuts. The article was adulterated while held for sale after shipment in interstate commerce. DISPOSITION : June 8, 1950. The Martin Donig Nut Co., San Francisco, Calif., claimant, having consented to the entry of decrees, judgments of condemnation were entered and the court ordered that the product be released under bond to be brought into compliance with the law. The product was sorted, with the result that 38 tins of nuts were found unfit and were destroyed.