24562. Adulteration of  canned  tuna.    XT.  S.  v.  99  Cartons  of  Canned Tuna. /
Tried to a jury.    Verdict for the Government.    Decree of condemns I 
tlon and destruction.    (F. & D. no. 33247.    Sample nos. 47947-A, 686-B.) v
This case involved an interstate shipment of canned tuna which was in part 
decomposed.
On August 13, 1934, the United States attorney for the Western District of 
Washington, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 99 cartons of 
canned tuna at Seattle, Wash., alleging that the article had been shipped in 
interstate commerce on or about May 5, 1934, by a shipper unknown, from 
Los Angeles, Calif., and charging adulteration in violation of the Food and 
Drugs Act. The article was labeled in part: "Belle Isle Brand Fancy Solid 
Packed Tuna Net Weight Seven. Oz Packed in High Grade Cottonseed Oil by 
French Sardine Co Inc Terminal Island."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted in whole or in 
part of a decomposed animal substance.
On April 16, 1935, a claim having been interposed by the French Sardine 
Co., Terminal Island, Calif., and the case having been tried to a jury, verdict 
for the Government was returned. On April 13, 1935, judgment was entered 
condemning the product and ordering its destruction.
W. R. GBEGG, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.