8264. Adulteration of tomato paste.    U. S. v. 497 Cases of Tomato Paste.    De¬
fault   decree   of  condemnation  and  destruction.     (F.   D.   C.   No.   16118. 
Sample No. 29591-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   May 12, 1945, Southern District of New York.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about April 17,1945, by Western California Canners, 
Inc., Oakland, Calif.
PRODUCT: 497 cases, each containing 6 6-pound, 13-ounce cans, of tomato paste 
at New York, N. Y.
LABEL, IN PART: "Pastene Fancy California Tomato Paste * * * Distrib- 
uted by Pastene & Co., Inc.   New York   Boston   Montreal.
VIOLATION CHARGED: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted 
in whole or in part of a decomposed substance.
DISPOSITION: July 11, 1945. No claimant having appeared, judgment of con- 
demnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed,