18682. Adulteration of  frozen  strawberries.    U.  S.  v.  59 Drums   *   *   *.
(F. D. C. No.t9yi.J •' Sample No. 84i54-K.) 'Z i  ? H
LIBEL FILED :    June 29,1950, SouthernjDistrict of; Ohio.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT; On or about, May 18, 1950, by the Hammond Packing & 
Cold Storage Co., from Hammond, La.    ,"
PRODUCT: 59 drums, each containing 450 pounds, of frozen strawberries at 
Cincinnati, Ohio.
NATURE OFCHARGE:
' 'Adulteratiph, Section 402 (a) (3), the article consisted 
in whole or in.part of a decomposed substance by reason of the presence of 
rotten and moldy berries. 
DISPOSITION : September 8, 1950. The Hammond Packing & Cold Storage Co., 
claimant, having admitted the allegations of the libel, judgment of condemna- 
tion was entered and the court ordered that the product be released under 
bond for reconditioning,1 under the supervision of the Federal Security Agency.
• The product I was examined to segregate the unfit portion, and as a result 
of this operation, ,51! drums of the product were found unfit. Attempts to 
recondition the Unfit portion proved unsuccessful, and on July 10, 1952, the 
51 drums were destroyed.
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