18871. Adulteration of canned frozen  eggs.    U.  S. v. 6S0 Cans  of Frozen
Eggs.    Decree of condemnation entered.     Product released under 
bond.     (F. & D. No. 26950.    I. S. No. 36889.    S. No. 5166.)
Samples of canned frozen eggs from the shipment herein described having 
been found to be decomposed, the Secretary of Agriculture reported the matter 
to the United States attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
On September 8, 1931, the United States attorney filed in the District Court 
of the United States for the district aforesaid a libel praying seizure and con- 
demnation of 650 cans of frozen eggs, remaining in the original unbroken 
packages at New Orleans, La., alleging that the article had been shipped by 
the Morning Glory Creamery Co., Houston, Tex., on or about August 11, 1931, 
and had been transported from the State of Texas into the State of Louisiana, 
and charging adulteration in violation of the food and drugs act. The article 
was labeled in part: " Keiths Eggs Koaka Whole Eggs."
It was alleged in the libel that the article was adulterated in that it con- 
sisted in part of a decomposed animal substance.
On September 29, 1931, H. J. Keith & Co., New Orleans, La., having appeared 
.as claimant for the property and having admitted the allegations of the libel, 
judgment of condemnation was entered and it was ordered by the court that 
the product be released to the said claimant, not to be disposed of in violation 
of the Federal food and drugs act. The decree further provided that the 
?claimant pay costs of the proceedings and execute a bond in the sum of $5,000, 
?conditioned in part that the product should not be sold or disposed of without 
iiaving been inspected by a -representative of this department.
ABTHTJB M. HYDE, Secretary of Agriculture.