277. Adulteration of canned peas.    U.  S. v.  194  Cartons and 280  Cartons  of
Canned    Peas.    Default   decrees    of    condemnation    and    destruction.
(F. D. C. Nos. 1100, 1109.    Sample Nos. 57891-D, 57892-D.)
Examination of this product showed that it was weevil-infested.
On November 27 and 29, 1939, the United States attorney for the Southern 
District of California filed libels against 194 cartons of canned peas at Vernon, 
Calif., and 280 cartons of canned peas at Los Angeles, Calif., alleging that the 
article had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about August 1, 1939, 
from Pleasant Grove, Utah, and on or about September 25, 1939, from Provo, 
Utah, by Pleasant Grove Canning Co.; and charging that it was adulterated. 
A portion of the article was labeled in part: "Specify Brand Sweet Utah 
Peas * * * Packed for M. A. Newmark & Company Distributors Los Angeles 
Calif." The remainder was labeled in part: "Pleasant Grove Brand * * * 
Blended Sweet Peas.    *   *   *   Packed by Pleasant Grove Canning Co."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it contained a filthy, putrid, 
or decomposed substance.
On December 19, 1939, no claimant having appeared, judgments of condemna- 
tion were entered and the product was ordered destroyed.