26061. Adulteration of dried pears.    TJ. S. v. 36 Cases of Dried Pears.    Default
decree of condemnation and destruction.     (F. & D. no. 375S5.    Sample no. 
67813-B.)
This case involved a shipment of dried pears that were dirty and worm- and 
insect-infested and contained rodent excreta.
On April 13, 1936, the United States attorney for the Northern District of 
Texas, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the dis- 
trict court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 36 cases of dried pears 
at Amarillo, Tex., alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate com- 
merce on or about November 22, 1935, by Rosenberg Bros. & Co., from Fresno, 
Calif., and charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The 
article was labeled in part: "Iris Brand California Choice Halved Pears 
Rosenberg Bros. Fresno, Calif."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted of a filthy 
vegetable substance.
On June 4, 1936, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and it was ordered that the product be destroyed.
W. R. GREGG, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.