16537. Adulteration of corn husks. . U. S. v. 28 Bales   *   *   *.   (F. D. C. No.
28900.    Sample No. 71467-K.)
LIBEL FILED :   March 14,1950, Southern District of California.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about October 13, 1949, from Manzanillo, Colima, 
Mexico.
PRODUCT:   28   70-pound bales of corn husks at Los Angeles, Calif.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted 
in whole or in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of insect 
parts and rodent hairs, and of a decomposed substance by reason of the presence 
of mold. The product was adulterated while held for sale after shipment in 
interstate commerce.
DISPOSITION: April 24, 1950. The Superior Food Products Co., Los Angeles, 
Calif., claimant, having consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of con- 
demnation was entered and the court ordered that the product be released 
under bond to be brought into compliance with the law, under the supervision 
of the Food and Drug Administration. The product was reconditioned by 
trimming, cutting, and hand sorting resulting in the salvage of 580 pounds of 
husks.   The rejects, amounted to 1,120 pounds, were destroyed.
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