8768. Adulteration of tomato puree. U. S. v. 67 Cases of Tomato Puree. Default 
decree of condemnation and destruction. (F. D. C. No. 7326. Sample No. 
71266-E.)
On April 14, 1942, the United States attorney for the Southern District of 
Iowa filed a libel against 67 cases of tomato puree at Davenport, Iowa, alleging 
that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about February 
24, 1942, by fe alamonie Packing Co. from Warren, Ind.; and charging that it 
was adulterated in that it consisted in whole or in part of a decomposed sub- 
stance. The article was labeled in part: (Cans) "Usona Brand Tomato Puree 
*    *    *   Distributed By Smith Bros. & Burdick Co. Davenport, Iowa."
On July 8, 1942, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation was 
entered and the product was ordered destroyed.
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