29183. Adulteration of dried peaches. U. S. v. 32 Boxes of Dried Peaches. De¬ fault decree of condemnation and destruction. (F. & D. No. 42242. Sample No. 23147-D.) This product was infested with insects and was dirty. On April 25, 1938, the United States attorney for the Western District of Washington, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 32 boxes of dried peaches at Seattle, Wash.; alleging that the article had been shipped in inter- state commerce on or about February 25, 1938, from San Francisco, Calif., by S. & W. Fine Foods, Inc.; and charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted in whole or in part of a filthy vegetable substance. On June 23, 1938, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed. HARRY L. BROWN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.