8638. Adulteration of  canned coconut.    IT.  S. v. 7   Cases of  Canned  Coconut.
Default decree of condemnation and destruction. (F. D. C. No. 16663. 
Sample No. 644-H.)
LIBEL FILED :    July 3,1945, Northern District of Georgia.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :    On or about May 21, 1945, by Charles* R. Allen, from
Jacksonville, Fla.
^PRODUCT: 7 eases, each containing 48 13-ounce cans, of coconut at Winder, Ga. 
Examination showed that the article was undergoing decomposition.
LABEL IN PART: "Ferro Brand Grated Cocoanut in Heavy Syrup * * * 
Packed by Industrias Ferro, S. A. Pinar Del Rio   Republic of Cuba."
NATURE OF CHARGE; Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted 
in whole or in part of a decomposed substance.
DISPOSITION: October 23, 1945. No claimant having appeared, judgment of 
condemnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.