4481. Adulteration: of tomato pulp. U. S. * * * v. 200 Cases of Tomato?
Pulp. Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruc??
tion.    (F. & D. No. 6375.    I. S. No. 13818-k.    S. No. C-182.)
On March 16, 1915, the United States attorney for the Eastern 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 St. Louis, Mo., alleging that the?
article had been shipped, on or about February 26, 1915, and transported?
from the State of Kentucky into the State of Missouri, and charging adultera??
tion in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The shipping cases were labeled:?
" 4 doz. No. 1 Green River Brand Tomato Pulp," The cans were labeled:?
" Green River Brand Tomato Pulp Made from tomatoes and clean parts of?
tomatoes. Especially desirable for Soups, Flavoring Meats and Fish. Net?
weight of Contents About 10 ounces. (Design of lady on horseback.) Blue?
Grass Canning Co. Owensboro, Ky."
The allegations in the libel were to the effect that the article was adulterated?
for the reason that it consisted, in whole or in large part, of a decomposed?
vegetable product and was unfit for use as food within the meaning of the?
Food and Drugs Act.
On September 21, 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 VEOOMAN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.
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