20240. Adulteration of raw peanuts.   U. S. v. 150 Bags * * *.    (F. D. C. No.
34588.   Sample No. 66700-L.)
LIBEL FILED :    January 7,1953, Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about October 25,1952, by the Dixie Peanut Co., from 
Fitzgerald, Ga.
PRODUCT: 150 bags, each containing 150 pounds, of raw peanuts at Phila- 
delphia, Pa.
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-infested 
peanuts.
phia, Pa., 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 recleaned and that the unfit portion be segregated, under the 
supervision of the Federal Security Agency. 7,000 pounds were salvaged, and 
the rejected portion, amounting to 500 pounds, was denatured and destroyed.