3222.?Adulteration of canned goods.     U. S. v. 2,000 Cases of Canned Goods.
Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and  destruction.     (F.
& D. No. 5427.     S. No. 2011.)
On November 13, 1913, the United States Attorney for the Northern District?
of Illinois, acting 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 2,000 cases, consisting of canned vegetables, canned fruits,?
canned fish, canned meats, canned sirups, and canned soups, remaining unsold?
in the original unbroken packages and in possession of A. L. Weisenburger upon?
the premises of the Northwestern Storage Warehouse, Chicago, 111., alleging?
that the products had been shipped by E. L. Fretchling and A. L. Weisen??
burger from Hamilton, Ohio, on October 30, 1913, and transported from the?
State of Ohio into the State of Illinois, and charging adulteration in violation?
of the Food and Drugs Act.
Adulteration of the canned vegetables, canned fruits, canned sirups, and?
canned soups was alleged in the libel for the reason that they consisted wholly?
of a filthy, decomposed, and putrid vegetable substance. Adulteration of these?
products was also alleged in the libel for the reason that they consisted in?
part of a filthy, decomposed and putrid vegetable substance. Adulteration of?
the canned fish, canned meats, and canned soups was alleged in the libel for?
the reason that they consisted wholly of a filthy, decomposed, and putrid ani??
mal substance. Adulteration of these last-named products was also alleged in?
the libel for the reason that they consisted in part of a filthy, decomposed,?
and putrid animal substance.
On January 15, 1914, no claimant having appeared for the property, judg??
ment of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the?
court that the product should be destroyed by the United States marshal.
B. T. GALLOWAY, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, D. C, June 8, 191J.