23419. Adulteration of apples.    U.  S. v. 37 Bushels of Apples.    Default de¬
cree of condemnation and destruction. (F. & D. no. 34415. Sample 
no. 24106-B.)
Examination of the apples involved in this case showed the presence of lead 
in an amount that might have rendered them injurious to health.
On October 31, 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 37 bushels of apples 
at Philadelphia, Pa., alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate 
commerce on or about October 29, 1934, by R. E. Zimmerman, from Glassboro, 
N. J., and charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The 
article was labeled in part: " Smokehouse Del Sea Orchards R. E. Zimmerman, 
Glassboro, N. J."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it contained an added 
poisonous or deleterious ingredient, lead, in an amount that might have ren- 
dered it injurious to health.
On November 17, 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.