3825. Adulteration of fros&en eggs. V. S^ v. 10 Tubs * * * of Frozen,?
Mixed E^^-s. Default decree of cand'emn.a.tion, forfeiture, and?
destruction. (F. & D. No. 6260. I. S. Nos. 11381-k, 12412-k. S. No.?
C-162.)
On February 3, 1915, the United States attorney .for the District of Min??
nesota, 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 10 wooden tubs, each containing 60 pounds of mixed, frozen?
eggs, remaining unsold in the original unbroken packages, at St. Paul, Minn.,?
alleging that the product had been shipped on December 30, 1914, and trans??
ported from the State of North Dakota into the State of Minnesota, and charg??
ing adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act.    .
Adulteration of the product was alleged in the libel for the reason that it?
consisted, in whole or in part, of a filthy, decomposed, and putrid animal sub??
stance, and was unfit for food on account of the condition of said product.
On February 8, 1915, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment?
of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the court?
that the product should be destroyed by the United States marshal.
CAEL VBOOMAN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.
WASHINGTOIN, D. 0., May 10, 1915.
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