22033. Adulteration of dried black figs.    TJ. S. v. 259 Cases of Dried Black
Figs.     Default  decree  of condemnation, forfeiture,  and  destruc- 
tion.     (F. & D. no. 31777.    Sample no. 50965-A.)
This case involved a shipment of black figs that were found to be insect- 
infested.
On December 28,. 1933, the United States attorney for the District of Colorado,, 
acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district 
court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 259 cases of dried black figs at 
Denver, Colo., consigned by the California Packing Co., and invoiced by the 
Roeding Fig & Olive Co., from Fresno, Calif., alleging that the article had 
been shipped in interstate commerce on October 10 and November 8, 1933, from 
the State of California into the State of Colorado, and charging adulteration 
in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article was labeled in part: " Elk 
Brand Black Figs."
It was alleged in the libel that the article was adulterated in that it con- 
sisted wholly or in part of a filthy vegetable substance.
On February 24, 1934, no claimant having appeared for the property, judg- 
ment 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.