22749. Adulteration of canned tomatoes. U. S. v. 211 Cases of Canned Tomatoes. Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and de- struction. (F. & D. no. 32515. Sample no. 61971-A.) This case involved a shipment of canned tomatoes which were infested with insect larvae. On April 9, 1934, the United States attorney for the Northern District of Texas, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 211 cases of tomatoes at Dallas, Tex., alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce, on or about February 16, 1934, by the Johnson Canning Co., from Johnson, Ark., and charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article was labeled in part: " Cream of the Valley Brand Tomatoes * * * Johnson Canning Co., * * * Johnson, Ark." 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 June 12, 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.