23356. Adulteration of   canned   peaches.     IT.   S.   v.   621   Cases   of   Canned
Peaches.    Default decree of condemnation and destruction.   (F. &
D. nos. 34100, 34101. 34102.    Sample no. 4046-B.)
Examination of the canned peaches involved in this case showed the pres- 
ence of wormy, worm-eaten, and rotten pieces.
On October 16, 1934, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of 
Louisiana, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 621 cases of canned 
peaches at Baton Rouge, La., alleging that the article had been shipped in 
interstate commerce, on or about July 12, 1934, by Roberts Bros., Inc., from 
Baltimore, Md., and charging adulteration in violation of the Food' and Drugs
Act.   The article was labeled in part: " Indian Hunter Brand Peaches   *   *    * 
Distributed By Roberts Bros., Inc.,    *    *    *   Baltimore, Md."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted wholly or in part 
of a filthy and decomposed vegetable substance.
On November 26, 1934, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemna- 
tion was entered and it was ordered that the product be destroyed.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.