2739. Adulteration of canned spinach.    IT.  S. v. 800 Cases of Canned Spinach.
Default  decree of condemnation  and destruction.     (P.  D.  C.  No.  5602. 
'   Sample Nos. 79827-B, 79828-E.)
This product had undergone chemical decomposition and was otherwise 
unfit for food because of its metallic and astringent taste.
On August 30, 1941, the United States attorney for the Southern District 
of Ohio filed a libel against 800 cases of canned spinach at Lebanon, Ohio, 
alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about 
June 23 and July 10, 1941, by Wilson Canning Co. from Barton, Ark.; and 
charging that it was adulterated in that it consisted wholly or in part of a 
decomposed substance and was otherwise unfit for food. The article was ¦ 
unlabeled.
On October 1, 1941, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.
TOMATOES AND TOMATO PRODUCTS
Nos. 2740 to 2752 (except 2741) report actions based on the shipment 
of tomatoes and tomato products that contained decomposed material, as evi- 
denced by the presence of excessive mold.