15366. Adulteration of dried fig?. U. S. v. 4,000 Cases of Dried Pigs. Tri 
to the court and a jury. Directed verdict for the Governme 
Decree of condemnation and forfeiture entered. Product releas 
nnder bond.     (P. & D. No   21883.    I. S. No   13783-x.    S   No. E-6107.)
On April 30, 1927, the United States attorney for the Southern Distiict 
New Yoik, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in 1 
District Court of the United States for said distiict a libel praying seizure a 
condemnation of 4,000 cases of dried figs, remaining in the onginal unbrol 
packages at New York, N. Y, alleging that the aiticle had been shipped by 
California Packing Corporation, from San Fiancisco, Calif., on or about Mai 
26, 1927, and transported fiom the State of California into the State of N 
York, and charging adulteration in violation of the food and drugs act
It was alleged in the Ubel that the article was adulterated, in that it c 
sisted in whole or in part of a filthy, decomposed, or putrid vegetable s 
stance, to wit, wormy, moldy, filthy, sour, and bird pecked figs.
On July 11, 1927, Wm. A. H ggins & Co., Inc., New York, N. Y , having 
peared as claimant for the property, the case came on for trial before the co 
and a jury.    After the submission of evidence for the Government, no witnet 
having been called by the claimant, the court directed a verdict in favor of 
Government.    On August 25, 1927, a decree of condemnation and forfeiture ^ 
entered, and it was ordered by the court that the product be released to 
said claimant upon payment of the costs of the proceedings and the executior 
a bond in the sum of $4,000, conditioned in part that the boxes of figs be labc 
" Not for Human Consumption," and should not be used for human consumpt 
or for purposes other than the distillation of alcohol, manufacture of toba> 
or use as hog feed.
R. W. DTJNLAP, Act%ng Secretary of Agricultur