18502. Adulteration of green coffee.   U. S. v. 44 Bags   *    *    *.    (F. D. C. No.
32265.' ' Sample No. 17981-L.)
LIBEL FILED :   December 6,1951, Southern District of California.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:    On or about November 7, 1951, from Guatemala.
PRODUCT:   44   152-pound bags of green coffee at San Pedro, Calif.
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 
mold.
DISPOSITION: January 7, 1952. Otis, McAllister & Co., San Francisco, Calif., 
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 to 
be brought into compliance with the law, under the supervision of the Federal 
. Security Agency. The product was examined for the purpose of segregating 
the good portion from the bad. As a result of the examination, a total of 
3,643 pounds of the product was found unfit and was destroyed.