22524. Adulteration of canned tomato puree.    V. 8. v. 11 Cases of Tomato
Puree. Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruc- 
tion.    (F. & D. no. 32446.    Sample no. 67389-A.)
This case involved an interstate shipment of canned tomato puree which con- 
tained excessive mold.
On March 29, 1934, the United States attorney for the Southern District of 
New York, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 11 cases of tomato 
puree at New York, N. Y., alleging that the article had been shipped in inter- 
state commerce on or about September 3, 1932, by Marysville Packing Co., from 
Marysville, Ind., and charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs 
Act as amended. The article was labeled in part: " B. & O. Brand Puree of 
Tomatoes   *    *   *   Packed by Marysville Packing Co., Marysville, Indiana."
It was alleged in the libel that the article was adulterated in that it consisted 
in part of a decomposed vegetable substance.
On May 8, 1934, 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.