15104. Adulteration of grapefruit.     If.  S. v. 870 Boxes  of  Grapefruit.    De 
fault  decree  of  destruction  entered.     (F.  & D.  No.  21917.    I.  S. No! 
10722-X.    S. No. W-2145.)
On April 26, 1927, the United States attorney for the Western District of 
Washington, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
District Court of the United States for said district a libel praying seizure and 
condemnation of 370 boxes of grapefruit, remaining in the original unbroken 
packages at Seattle, Wash., alleging that the article had been shipped by the 
Lake Ariana Packing Co., Auburndale, Fla., on or about April 11, 1927, and! 
transported from the State of Florida into the State of Washington, and charge 
ing adulteration in violation of the food and drugs act. The article was labeled' 
in part: " Oranges, Grapefruit Tangerines Grown by The Vergon Son & Co., 
Inc. * * * Winter Haven, Polk County, Florida." A portion of the product 
was further labeled : " Dela-Haven Brand." 
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Examination of the article by this department showed that it consisted in 
whole or in part of fruit-damaged fruit.
It was alleged in the libel that the article was adulterated, in that it con- 
sisted in whole or in part of a decomposed vegetable substance.
On May 26, 1927, no claimant having appeared for the property, a decree was 
entered finding the product adulterated, and ordering its destruction by the. 
United States marshal.
W. M. JAKDINE, Secretary of Agriculture.   *