21023. Adulteration of figs.    TJ. S. v. 50 Boxes of Black Fig's.    Consent de¬
cree of forfeiture and destruction. (F. & D. no. 80032. Sample no. 
22870-A.)
This case involved a quantity of figs which were insect-infested and con- 
tained insect excreta and dead larvae.
On March 28, 1933, the United States attorney for the District of Hawaii, 
acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district 
court of the United States a libel ^praying seizure and condemnation of 50 
boxes of black figs at Honolulu, Hawaii, consigned by the American Factors, 
Ltd., alleging that the article had been shipped March 22, 1933, from San 
Francisco, Calif., to Honolulu, Hawaii, and charging adulteration in violation 
of the Food and Drugs Act. The article was labeled in part: " Beban Brand 
Black Figs Packed By A. Beban, Madera, Calif."
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It was alleged in the libel that the article was adulterated in that it was 
filthy because of insect infestation.
On April 7, 1933, the claimant, the American Factors, Ltd., a Hawaiian 
corporation, having consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of forfeiture 
was entered and it was ordered by-the court that the product be destroyed by 
the United States marshal.
, 
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.