11808. Adulteration of  peanuts  and mixed  nuts.    XJ.   S.  v.  Harry P.  Ritchie
(Harry P. Ritchie Co.). Plea of nolo contendere. Fine, $800. Defend- 
ant placed on probation for 1 year. (F. D. C. No. 21504. Sample Nos. 
70624-H, 70625-H.)
INFORMATION FILED : January 15, 1947, Southern District of California, against 
Harry P. Ritchie, trading as the Harry P. Ritchie Co., Los Angeles, Calif.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about August 6, 1946, from the State of California 
into the State of Colorado.
LABEL IN PART: "Salted Mogul (WB) Peanuts Fresh Ritchie's Nuts," or 
"Royal Mix   Fresh   Ritchie's Nuts."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the articles consisted 
in part of filthy substances by reason of the presence of insects, larvae, insect 
fragments, and mites; and, Section 403 (a) (4), they had been prepared and 
packed under insanitary conditions whereby they may have become contam- 
inated with filth.
DISPOSITION : February 24, 1947. The defendant having entered a plea of nolo 
contendere, the court imposed a fine of $800 on count 1, suspended sentence on 
the remaining count, and placed the defendant on probation for 1 year.