3812.   Adulteration   of   tomato   pnlp.     U.   S.   v.   200   Cases   of  Tomato   Pulp.?
Default  decree  of  condemnation,  forfeiture,  and  destruction.      (F.
& D. No. 6199.    I. S. No. 12746-k.    S. No. C-142.)
On December 23, 1914, the United States attorney for the Western District?
of Missouri, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the?
District Court of the United States for said district a libel for the seizure and?
condemnation of 200 cases, each containing 48 cans of tomato pulp, remaining?
unsold in the original unbroken packages at Kansas City, Mo., alleging that the?
product had been shipped on or about December 4, 1914, and transported from?
the State of Indiana into the State of Missouri, and charging adulteration in?
violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The cases were labeled: " No. 1 Scott?
Co. Brand Tomato Pulp." The cans were labeled: "Scott County Brand.?
Whole Tomato Pulp. Packed by Austin Canning Company, Austin, Indiana.?
Contains 10 oz. This Tomato Pulp is especially made for home use as cbndi-?
ment with macaroni or tomato soup and as a sauce for roasts and stews."
Adulteration of the product was alleged in the libel for the reason that each?
of the cans contained and was filled with a vegetable substance which con??
sisted, in whole or in part, of a filthy, decomposed, putrid vegetable substance.
On January 25, 1915, no claimant having appeared for the property, judg??
ment of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the?
court that the product should be destroyed by the United States marshal.
CARL VKOOMAN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 8, 1915.
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