9982. Adulteration of peanuts.   IT. S. v. 300 Bags and 283 Bag's of Peanuts.   Con¬
sent  decree  of  condemnation.     Product  ordered  released  under  bond.
(F. D. C. Nos. 19674, 19675.    Sample Nos. 63304-H, 63345-H, 63346-H.)
LIBELS FILED :   April 16,1946, District of New Jersey.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about December 13, 1945, and January 9 and 12, 
1946, from" Suffolk, Va., Hartford, Ala., and New York, N. Y.
PRODUCT: 583 120-pound bags of peanuts at Irvington, N. J., in the possession 
of the Sophie Mae Candy Corporation. The product was stored under insani- 
tary conditions after shipment. Some of the bags were rodent-gnawed, and 
rodent excreta was observed on them. Examination showed that the product 
contained rodent excreta and moldy peanuts.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the article consisted 
in whole or in part of a filthy and decomposed substance by reason of the 
presence of rodent excreta and moldy peanuts; and, Section 402 (a) (4), the 
product had been held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have be- 
come contaminated with filth.
DISPOSITION : May 9, 1946. The Sophie Mae Candy Corporation, claimant, hav- 
ing admitted the allegations of the libels, and the cases having been consoli- 
dated, judgment of condemnation was entered and the product was ordered 
released under bond, conditioned that the unfit portion be segregated and 
denatured under the supervision of the Federal Security Agency.