1586. Adulteration and misbranding of shrimp and crab meat cocktails.     IT. S.
v. 12 Cases of Shrimp Cocktail and 15 Cases of Crab Meat Cocktail. 
Default decree of condemnation and destruction. (F. D. C. No. 3488. 
Sample Nos. 52434-E to 52437-E, incl.)
These products had been shipped in interstate commerce and were in interstate 
commerce at the time of examination at which time both were found to be off 
color, the shrimp being greenish brown and the crab meat dark brown. Both 
were also short of the declared weight.
On or about December 30, 1940; the United States attorney for the District of 
Montana filed a libel against 12 cases of shrimp cocktail and 15 cases of crab 
meat cocktail at Missoula, Mont, alleging that the articles had been shipped in 
interstate commerce on or about November 13 and December 7, 1937, by the 
Commodore Seafoods Co. from Olympia, Wash.; and charging that they were 
adulterated and misbranded. The articles were labeled in part: "Commodore 
Individual Shrimp Cocktail [or "Crab meat Cocktail"]."
The articles were alleged to be adulterated in that they were unfit for food.
They were alleged to be misbranded in that the statement "3 Fluid Oz. or 
More," appearing on the jars, was false and misleading, since it was incorrect; 
and in that they were in package form and did not bear a label containing an 
accurate statement of the quantity of the contents.
On January 31, 1941, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and the products were ordered destroyed.
Nos. 1587 to 1598, inclusive, report the seizure and disposition of frozen 
shrimp which was in whole or in part decomposed.