25609. Adulteration of tomato catsup.     V. S. v. 55 Cases and 60 Cases of Tomato
Catsup.     Default   decrees   of   destruction.     (F.   &  D.   nos.   36240,   36241. 
Sample nos. 23123-B, 23125-B,)
These cases involved tomato catsup that contained filth resulting from worm 
infestation.
On August 26, 1935, the United States attorneys for the Districts of Minnesota 
and North Dakota, acting upon reports by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in 
their respective district courts libels praying seizure and condemnation of 55 
cases of tomato catsup at Moorehead, Minn., and 60 cases of tomato catsup at 
Fargo, N. Dak., alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate com- 
merce on or about July 12, 1935, by the Hawaiian Pineapple Co., from Alameda, 
Calif., and charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. A 
portion of the article was labeled: "Hunts Superior Tomato Catsup * * * 
Packed by Hunt Bros. Packing Co., San Francisco, California." The remainder 
was labeled: "Hunts Tomato Catsup * * * Hunt Bros. Packing Co. San 
Francisco, Calif."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted in whole or in 
part of a filthy vegetable substance.
On October 21, 1935, and January 11, 1936, no claimant having appeared, 
judgments of condemnation were entered and it was ordered that the product 
be destroyed.
W. R. GREGG, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.