25341. Adulteration of canned salmon.     V.  S. v. 5,023 Cases, et al., of Canned
Salmon. Consent decree of condemnation. Product released under 
bond. (F. & D. nos. 36315, 36357, 36476. Sample nos. 26560-B, 31393-B, 
31398-B, 31400-B, 37580-B, 38085-B, 38087-B, 38088-B, 38095-B, 40529-B, 
40562-B, 40802-B, 40803-B.)
These cases involved canned salmon which was in part decomposed.
On September 11, September 17, and October 14, 1935, the United States 
attorney for the Western District of Washington, acting upon reports by the 
Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district court libels praying seizure and 
condemnation of 9,522 cases of canned salmon at Seattle, Wash., alleging that 
the article had been shipped in interstate commerce by the Berg Packing Co., 
from Ketchikan, Alaska; that two shipments had arrived at Seattle, Wash., on 
or about August 7 and August 19, 1935, respectively; that the remaining two 
shipments had been made from Ketchikan, Alaska, on or about August 15 and 
August 19, 1935, respectively, and that the article was adulterated in violation 
of the Food and Drugs Act.
The libels charged Adulteration of a portion of the article in that it consisted 
in whole or in part of a decomposed animal substance and of the remainder in 
that it consisted in whole or in part of a decomposed and putrid animal 
substance.
On September 17, September 21, and October 22, 1935, the Berg Packing Co., 
claimant, having admitted the allegations of the libels and having consented to 
the entry of decrees, judgments of condemnation were entered and it was 
ordered that the product be released under bond conditioned that it should not 
be disposed of in violation of the Federal Food and Drugs Act and that it be 
brought into conformity with the law under the supervision of this Department.
R. G. TUGWELL, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.