3232.?Adulteration   of  tomato   pulp.     U.   S.   v.   200   Cases   of   Tomato  Pulp.
Consent decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction.     (F.
& D. No. 5463.    S. No. 2035.)
On December 10, 1913, the United States Attorney for the Southern District?
of Georgia, 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 200 cases, each containing 4 dozen cans of tomato pulp,?
remaining unsold in the original unbroken packages and in possession of Lichten-?
stein and Hirsch, Savannah, Ga., alleging that the product had been shipped?
on or about October 30, 1913, by Roberts Bros., Baltimore, Md., and trans??
ported from the State of Maryland into the State of .Georgia, and charging?
adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The product was?
labeled: (On cases) "4 doz. cans 10 ounces each No. 1 Roberts Bros. Big R?
Brand Tomato Pulp Trade Mark Main Office, Baltimore, Md. Lichtenstein &?
Hirsch, Savannah, Ga." (On cans) "Big R Brand Tomato Pulp Made from?
Pieces and Trimmings of Tomatoes. Contents weigh 10 oz. Big R Brand?
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 decomposed, filthy, and putrid vegetable sub??
stance.
On January 10, 1914, the said Roberts Bros., owners, having consented to a?
decree of condemnation and destruction, judgment of condemnation and for??
feiture was entered, and it was ordered by the court that the product; should?
be destroyed by the United States marshal, and that the costs of the proceeding?
should be paid by said owners.
B. T. GALLOWAY, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, D. C, June 8, 1914-