23374. Adulteration of cauliflower.    U. S. v. 63 Crates of Cauliflower.    De¬
fault decree  of condemnation and  destruction.     (F. & D. no.  34150. 
Sample no. 17884-B.)
An examination of the cauliflower involved in this case showed the presence 
of arsenic and lead in amounts that might have rendered it injurious to 
health.
On October 10, 1934, the United States attorney for the Eastern District 
of Pennsylvania, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed 
in the district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 63 crates of 
cauliflower at Philadelphia, Pa., alleging that the article had been shipped in 
interstate commerce on or about October 9, 1934, by P. May, Robbinsville, N. J., 
and charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act.
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it contained added poisonous 
and deleterious ingredients, arsenic and lead, which might have rendered 
it harmful to health.
On November 5, 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.