23897. Adulteration of tomato catsup. IT. S. v. 20 Cases of Tomato Catsup. Default decree of condemnation and destruction. (F. & D. no. 32796. Sample no. 71404-A.) This case Involved an interstate shipment of tomato catsup, samples of which were found to contain excessive mold. On July 11, 1934, the United States attorney for the District of New Mexico, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 20 cases of tomato catsup at Albuquerque, N. Mex., alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about April 23, 1934, by the J. S. Brown Mer- cantile Co., from Denver, Colo., and charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article was labeled in part: " Jonquil Brand Tomato Catsup." The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted wholly or in part of a decomposed vegetable substance. On August 25, 1934, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation was entered and it was ordered that the product be destroyed. M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.