21302. Adulteration of green coffee.   IT. S. v. 249 Bags, etc.   (F. D. C. No. 36891.
Sample No. 75350-L.)
LIBEL FILED :    February 15,1954, Eastern District of Virginia.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :    From a foreign country, prior to February 1944.
PRODUCT: Green Coffee. 249 bags, each containing 132 pounds, and 1 bag con- 
taining 66 pounds at Norfolk, Va., in possession of Southgate Storage Co., Inc.
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 rodent 
excreta; and, Section 402 (a) (4), the article had been held under insanitary 
conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth. The article 
was adulterated while held for sale after shipment in interstate commerce.
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 Food and Drug 
Administration. The product was examined, with the result that 2,922 pounds 
were found unfit and were destroyed.