23998. Adulteration of apples.    U. S. v. 12 Bushels of Apples.    Default de¬
cree of condemnation and destruction.     (F. & D. no. 34960.    Sample
no. 19301-B.) 
Examination of the apples involved in this case showed the presence of 
arsenic and lead' in amounts that might have rendered them Injurious to 
health.
On October 16, 1934, the United States attorney for the Northern District of 
Illinois, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the dis- 
trict court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 12 bushels of apples at 
Chicago, Ill., alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce 
on or about October 1, 1934, by N. Katsulos, from Benton Harbor, Mich., and 
charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article was 
labeled in part: "Peter Grenowetski 775 Territorial Benton Harbor, Mich."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it contained added poison-- 
ous and deleterious ingredients, arsenic and lead, in amounts that might have 
rendered it injurious to health. 
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On December 14, 1934, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condem- 
nation was entered and it was ordered that the product *be destroyed.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.