3081. Adulteration of tomato paste.   U. S. v. 5 Cases of Tomato Paste.  Default decree of?
condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction.   (F. & I). No. 6184.   S. No. 1788.)
On April 29, 1913, the United States attorney for the District of Minnesota, act??
ing upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the District Court of the?
United States for said district a libel for the seizure and condemnation of 5 cases, each?
containing 100 cans of tomato paste, remaining unsold in the original unbroken pack??
ages and in possession of Stone-Ordean-Wells Co., Duluth, Minn., alleging that the?
product had been shipped by the Ignatius Gross Co., New York, N. Y., and trans??
ported from the State of New York into the State of Minnesota, being received by the?
said Stone-Ordean-Wells Co. on or about December 23, 1912. The product was?
labeled: "Conserva di Tomate?Packed by our Special Process?(Picture design of?
red ripe tomatoe Kossa)?Guaranteed by American Conserve Co. under the Food and?
Drugs Act, June 30,1906, Serial number 9270?Containing 1/10 of 1 percent of Benzoate?
of Soda and 15 percent salt?This can contains 15 Oz. net Weight Tomatoe Conserve??
American Conserve Co. New York. Directions * * * (Picture design of medals?
and American and Italian flags.)"
Adulteration of the product was alleged in the libel for the reason that it consisted?
wholly or in part of a filthy, decomposed, and putrid vegetable substance and was?
unfit for food.
On July 20, 1913, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment of con??
demnation and forfeiture was entered and it was ordered that the product should be?
destroyed by the United States marshal.
B. T. GALLOWAY, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 14,1914.
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