30927. Adulteration of Limburger type cheese.    17. S. v. BOO Cartons of Smith's
Limburger Type Cheese (and S other seizure actions against Limburger 
type eiieese).    Default decrees of condemnation and destruction.    (F. &
D. Nos. 44584 to 44592, Inclusive.    Sample Nos. 27197-D, 27198-D, 27199-D, 
59321-D, 59322-D, 59325-D, 59326-D, 59327-D, 59328-D.)
This product had been shipped in interstate commerce and remained unsold 
and in. the original packages. At the time of examination it was found to 
contain  insect  fragments.
On December 28, 1938, the United States attorney for the Middle District of 
Pennsylvania, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in 
the district court libels praying seizure and condemnation of 312 cartons,' 199 
boxes, 233 cases, and 14 bundles of Limburger type cheese at Scranton, Pa.; 
alleging that the article had been shipped within the period from July 1, 1938, 
to on or about November 2, 1938, by J. & H. Van Vleck from Westemville, N. Y.; 
and charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article 
was labeled in part: (Units) "Smith's Limburger Type Cheese Made in America. 
G. Smith and Sons Incorporated, Seelyville, Pa."
It was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted wholly or in part of 
a filthy animal substance.
On August 4, 1939, no claimant having appeared, judgments of condemnation 
were entered and the product was ordered destroyed.
GROVER B. HILL, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.