27631. Adulteration of whiteflsn. V. S. v. 3 Boxes of Whitefish. Default decree of condemnation and destruction. (F. & D. No. 39908. Sample No. 26572-C.) This product was infested with parasitic worms. On June 10, 1937, the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the dis- trict court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of three boxes of whitefish at New York, N. Y., alleging that the article had been shipped by H. Meyer from Montreal, Canada, to New York, N. Y., on or about June 8,1937, and charg- ing adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article was labeled in part: "Products of Canada." The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted in part of a filthy animal substance and in that it consisted of portions of animals unfit for food. On June 25, 1937, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed. M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.