F. & D. No. 3332.
S. No. 1220.	
Issued September 10..1912.
United States Department of Agriculture,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY.
NOTICE OF JUDGMENT NO. 1632.
(Given pursuant to section 4 of the Food and Drugs Act.)
ADULTEKATION OF TOMATO PULP.
On or about December 28, 1911, the United States Attorney for the?
Eastern District of Louisiana, acting upon a report by the Secre??
tary of Agriculture, filed in the District Court of the United States?
for said district a libel for the seizure and condemnation of 175?
cases of so-called tomato pulp, each case containing 4 dozen cans or?
retail units, remaining unsold in the original unbroken packages and?
in possession of Holmes & Barnes (Ltd.), a corporation, Baton Rouge,?
La., alleging that the product had been shipped, on or about Novem??
ber 27, 1911, by Roberts Bros., Baltimore, Md., and transported from?
the State of Maryland into the State of Louisiana, and charging?
adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. Each case was?
labeled: "H. & B. Baton Rouge, La. Big P. Brand Tomato Pulp?
made from Tomatoes and Tomato Trimmings, packed by Roberts?
Bros. Main Office, Baltimore, Md.", and each can was labeled:?
"Big P. Brand Tomato Pulp (picture of red ripe tomato), made?
from tomatoes and tomato trimmings, packed by Roberts Bros. Main?
Office, Baltimore, Md."
Adulteration of the product was alleged in the libel for the reason?
that it consisted in whole or in part of filthy or decomposed vegetable?
substance.
On April 8, 1912, claimants having consented to a decree, judg??
ment of condemnation and forfeiture was entered and it was further?
ordered that the product should be destroyed by the United States?
marshal.
W. M. HATS,?
Acting Secretary of Agriculture,
WASHINGTON, D. C, June 21, 1912.
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