25351. Adulteration of canned salmon.     U. S. v. 2,438 Cases, et al., of Canned
Salmon. Consent decree of condemnation. Product released under 
bond. (F. & D. nos. 36420, 36428, 36434, 36439. Sample nos. 40579-B, 
40580-B, 40585-B, 40586-B, 40591-B, 40592-B, 40593-B, 40594-B, 40879-B, 
40887-B, 40890-B, 40892-B,  40894-B, 40896-B, 40897-B, 40898-B.)
These cases involved canned salmon which was in part decomposed.
On September 23 and September 25, 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 30,898 cases of canned salmon at Seattle, Wash., alleging that the article 
had been shipped in interstate commerce by the Alaska Southern Packing Co., 
from Kupreanof Harbor, Alaska, arriving at Seattle, Wash., on or about 
August 31, 1935, and charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs 
Act.
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted in whole or 
in part of a decomposed animal substance.
The Alaska Southern Packing Co. appeared as claimant, admitted the 
allegations of the libels, and consented to the entry of a decree. On November 
15, 1935, a consolidated judgment was entered condemning the product but 
providing that it might 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. TTJGWELL, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.