12554. Adulteration of ehili satice.     V. S. v. 396 Cases of Chili Sauce.     De 
fault decree  of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction.     (F. &
U. No. 18490.    I. S. No. 12157-v.    S. No. W-1496.)
On March 13, 1924, the United States attorney for the Northern District of 
California, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
District Court of the United States for said district a libel praying the seizure 
and condemnation of 396 cases of chili sauce, remaining in the original un- 
broken packages at San Francisco, Calif., alleging that the article had been 
shipped from Provo, Utah, on or about February 13, 1924, and transported 
from the State of Utah intd the State of California, and charging adulteration 
in violation of the food and drugs act.   The article was labeled in part:
(Bottle) " Goddard's Extra Chili Sauce   *    *    *    Goddard Packing Company, 
Ogden, Salt Lake City and Provo, Utah."
Adulteration of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that it 
consisted in whole or in part of a filthy, decomposed, or putrid vegetable sub- 
stance.
On August 12, 1924, no claimant having appeared for the property, judg- 
ment of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the 
^ourt that the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
HOWABD M. GOEE, Secretary of Agriculture.