5194. Adulteration of canned oysters.   TJ. S. v. 31 Cases of Canned Oysters.   De¬
fault decree of condemnation and destruction.    (F. D. C. No. 9874.    Sam- 
ple No. 6098-F.)
Examination of this product showed the presence of decomposed oysters. 
On April 27, 1943, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of Mis- 
souri filed a libel against 31 cases, each containing 48 cans, of oysters at St. 
Louis, Mo., alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce on 
or about February 2, 1943, by the McPhillips Packing Co. from Bayou La Batre, 
) Ala.; and charging that it was adulterated in that it consisted wholly or in part 
' of a decomposed substance.   The article was labeled in part: (Cans) "Broad- 
cast Brand Oysters." 
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On May 26, 1943, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation was 
entered and the product Was ordered destroyed.