26186. Salted peanuts, chocolate-covered peanuts* and peanut butter.    (F.D.C.
No. 43059. S. Nos. 24-144 P, 39-836/8 P, 39-841 P, 40-447 P.) 
INFORMATION FILED : 9-9-59, N. Dist. Calif,, against Planters Nut & Chocolate- 
Co., a corporation, San Francisco, Calif., and Harry W. Guppy, Western Divi- 
sion General Manager of the corporation. 
ALLEGED VIOLATION : On 4-25-58, the defendants caused a quantity of peanuts, 
while held for sale after shipment in interstate commerce, to be held in a 
building accessible to insects and rodents and to be exposed to contamination 
by insects and rodents, namely, by placing the article in rodent- and insect- 
contaminated equipment in such building, which act resulted in the article- 
being adulterated.
In addition, on 5-27-58 and 10-6/7-58, the defendants caused quantities of 
peanuts and peanut butter which were adulterated to be shipped from Cali- 
fornia to Alaska, Arizona, and Hawaii.
LABEL IN PART : (Bag) "Planters Chocolate Peanuts Net Wt. 1% Oz. Manu- 
factured by Planters Nut & Chocolate Co. San Francisco, Cal." ; and "Planters 
Salted Peanuts Boasted in Vegetable Oil Net Wt. % Oz. or 21.26 Grams."" 
(Jar) "Planters Peanut Butter   Net Wt. 1 Lb. 2 Ozs. (150 Grams)."
CHARGE: 402(ay(3)—a portion of the peanuts contained insects,.-insect^frag;- 
ments, and rodent hairs; and 402(a) (4)—all of the articles were held under 
insanitary conditions.
PLEA :    Nolo contendere.
DISPOSITION :    11-17-59.    Corporation fined $1,000; individual fined $200.