29369. Adulteration of tomato  catsup.     U. S. v.  169  Cases and 266  Cases  of
Tomato Catsup.    Default decrees of condemnation and destruction.    (F.
& D. Nos. 42480, 42887.    Sample Nos. 31208-D, 31211-D.)
This product contained excessive mold.
On May 27 and June 3, 1938, the United States attorney for the Western 
District of Pennsylvania, acting upon reports by the Secretary of Agriculture, 
filed in the district court libels praying seizure and condemnation of 435 cases 
of tomato catsup at Pittsburgh, Pa.; alleging that the article had been shipped 
in interstate commerce on or about April 2 and 20, 1938, by Farm King Pack- 
ing Co. from Fredonia, N. Y.; and charging adulteration in violation of the 
Food and Drugs Act. A portion was labeled in part: "Stewart's Brand 
Tomato Catsup * * * Distributed By Jesse C. Stewart Co. Pittsburgh, 
Pa." The remainder was labeled in part: "Donahoe's My-Te-Good Ketchup 
*   *   *   Packed For Donahoe's, Pittsburgh, Pa."
On July 21 and August 11, 1938, no claimant having appeared, judgments of 
condemnation were entered and the product was ordered destroyed.
HARRY L. BROWN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.