18479. Adulteration of canned tomatoes.  U. S. v. 497 Cases   *    *    *.   (F. D. C.
No. 32165.    Sample No. 26970-L.),
LIBEL FILED : November 20,1951, Eastern District of New York.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On OF about October 28, 1951, by the Harcourt Greene Co. 
from San Francisco, Calif.
PRODUCTS : 497 cases, each containing 24 1-pound, 12-ounce cans, of tomatoes 
at Brooklyn, N. Y. Examination showed that the product was undergoing 
decomposition.
LABEL IN PART: (Can) "Cobo Brand * * * Italian Style Peeled Toma- 
toes."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the article consisted in 
whole or in part of a decomposed substance.
DISPOSITION : March 19,1952. Madonna Foods, Inc., Riverbank, Calif., claimant, 
having consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was 
entered and the court ordered that the product be released under bond for 
segregation and destruction of the unfit portion, under the supervision of the 
Federal Security Agency. The segregation operations resulted in the destruc- 
tion of 36% cases of the product as unfit.