28572. Adulteration of apple butter.    U. S. v. 24 Cartons of Apple Butter.    De¬
fault  decree  of  condemnation and  destruction.      (F.   &  D.   No.   41402. 
Sample No. 45035-C.)
This product was infested with insects and mites.
On January 12, 1938, the United States attorney for the Northern District 
of California, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in 
the district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 24 cartons of 
apple butter at Oakland, Calif., alleging that the article had been shipped in 
interstate commerce on or about May 7, 1937, by Preserves & Honey, Inc., from 
New York, N. Y., and charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs 
Act. The article was labeled in part: (Jar) "Acme Brand Pure Apple Butter 
*    *    *   Preserves & Honey, Inc., New York, N. Y."
It was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted wholly or in part of a 
filthy vegetable substance.
On January 27, 1938, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemna- 
tion was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.
W. R. GEEGG, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.