15466. Adulteration of muffin figs.     V. S. v. 350 Boxes of Muffin Figs.     De 
fault decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction.     (F. &
D. No. 22282.    I. S. No. 17671-x.    S. No. 331.)
On December 19, 1927, the United States attorney for the Eastern District 
of Pennsylvania, 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 350 boxes of muffin figs, remaining in the original un- 
broken packages at Philadelphia, Pa., consigned by the Sunland Sales Coopera- 
tive Assoc, Fresno, Calif., alleging that the article had been shipped from 
Fresno, Calif., on or about December 1, 1927, and transported from the State 
of California into the State of Pennsylvania, and charging adulteration in 
violation of the food and drugs act. The article was labeled in part: " Blue 
Ribbon Brand Muffin Figs, Produced and Packed by California Peach & Fig 
Growers Association."
It was alleged in the libel that the article was adulterated, in that it con- 
sisted 'in whole or in part of a filthy, decomposed, or putrid vegetable sub- 
stance, an analysis of a sample showing the product to be insect-infested.
On January 9, 1928, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment 
of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the court 
that the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
W. M. JARDINE, Secretary of Agriculture.