21434. Adulteration of beer.    U. S. v. 4,998 Cartons of Bottled Beer.    De¬
fault     decree     of    condemnation,    forfeiture,    and     destruction.
(F. & D. no. 30735.    Sample no. 37288-A.)
This case involved a shipment of bottled beer which was found to be sour.
On July 14, 1933, the United States attorney for the Western District of 
Washington, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 4,998 cartons of bot- 
tled beer at Seattle, Wash., alleging that the article had been shipped in inter- 
state commerce, on or about May 12,1933, by the Brooklyn Bottling & Distribut- 
ing Co., from Brooklyn, N.Y., and charging adulteration in violation of the 
Food and Drugs Act. The article was labeled in part: "Interbror Beverage 
Corp. Brooklyn, N.T."
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 August 21, 1933, 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.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.