26884. Adulteration of tomato paste.    V. S. v. 25 Cases of Tomato Paste .(and
six other proceeding-is). Default decrees of condemnation and destruc- 
tion. (F. & D. nos. 38749, 38791, 38797, 38814, 38815, 38861, 38867. Sample 
nos. 17553-C, 17747-C, 17748-C, 17750-C, 17757-C, 17905-C, 26453-C.)
This product contained excessive mold.
On December 5,11, 12, 14, 19, and 22, 1936, the United States attorney for the 
District of New Jersey, acting upon reports by the Secretary of Agriculture, 
tiled in the district court libels praying seizure and condemnation of 263 cases 
of tomato paste in various lots at Jersey City, Paterson, and Newark, N. J., 
respectively, alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce 
between the dates of September 14, 1936, and November 23, 1936, by the Marl- 
boro Canning Corporation from Marlboro, N. Y., and charging adulteration in 
violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article was labeled in part: "Lola 
Brand Tomato Paste Color Added * * * Packed in U. S. A. by The Marl- 
boro Canning Corp. Marlboro, N. Y."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted in whole or in 
part of a decomposed vegetable substance.
On January 21, 1937, no claimant having appeared, judgments of condemna- 
tion were entered and it was ordered that the product be destroyed.
W. R. GREGG, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.