24012. Adulteration of apples.     U.  S. v. 218 Bushels of Apples.     Decree of
condemnation.     Product released  under  bond.     (F.  & D.   no.  3.'i746. 
Sample no.  18329-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 September 24, 1934, the United States attorney for the Northern District 
of Iowa, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agri ulture, filed in the dis- 
trict court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 218 bushels of apples 
at Carroll, Iowa, alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate com- 
merce on or about September 19, 1934, from Bentonville, Ark., in two trucks, 
one driven by Jess Pitman and the other by a party unknown, and that it was 
adulterated in violation of the Food and Drugs Act.
The libel alleged that the apples were adulterated in that they contained 
harmful, poisonous, and deleterious ingredients, examination having shown 
the presence of arsenic and lead.
On October 29, 1934, Frank Becker, Carroll, Iowa, having appeared as claim- 
ant for the property,  judgment  of condemnation  was  entered  and  it  was
ordered that the product be released under bond, conditioned that it be 
brought into conformity with the Federal Food and Drugs Act under the 
supervision of this Department.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.