20078. Adulteration of navy beans, cranberry beans, and yellow-eye bKans.   U. S.
, v. 2,837 Bags * * *.    (F. D. C. No. 34388.    Sample Nos. 4589-L, 4591-L 
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to4595-L,incl.) 
LIBEL FILED :   December 1, 1952, Southern District of West Virginia. 
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:   Between the approximate dates of January 1, 1951, and
October 1, 1952, from Port Huron, Mich. 
PRODUCT:   167   100-pound bags and 138   25-pound bags of navy beans, 103 cases, 
each containing 24   1-pound bags, of cranberry beans, and 35   100-pound bags 
and 25   25-pound bags of yellow-eye beans, at Charleston, W. Va., in the pos- 
session of the Charleston Grocery Co.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration. Section 402 (a) (3), the articles consisted 
in whole or in part of filthy substances by reason of the presence of insects; 
and, Section 402 (a) (4), the articles had been held under insanitary condi- 
tions whereby they may have become contaminated with filth. The articles 
were adulterated while held for sale after shipment in interstate commerce.
DISPOSITION: February 13, 1953. The Michigan Elevator Exchange, Lansing, 
Mich., claimant, having consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of con- 
demnation was entered and the court ordered that the products be released 
under bond for reconditioning under the supervision of the Federal Security 
Agency. As a result of the reconditioning operations, 7,313 pounds of beans 
were found unfit and were destroyed.