4457. Adulteration of tomato conserve. TJ. S. * * * v. 10 Cases * * *?
of Tomato Conserve. Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture,?
and destruction.    (F. & D. No. 6487.    I. S. No. 14722-k.    S. No. C-199.)
On April 29, 1915, the United States attorney for the Southern District of?
Iowa, 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 con??
demnation of 10 cases, more or less, of tomato conserve, remaining unsold in?
the original unbroken packages at Des Moines, Iowa, alleging that the article?
had been shipped, on or about November 17, 1914, and transported from the?
State of New Jersey into the State of Iowa, and charging adulteration in vio??
lation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article was labeled: " Conserva Di?
Poniidoro Vesuvian Preserving Co., Vineland, N. J. Eagle Brand. Made from?
tomatoes and trimmings. Tomato Paste. Contents 13 oz." It was invoiced?
as "Ten (10) cases of Tomato Conserve."
The allegations in the libel were to the effect that the product contained con??
siderable sand and consisted of a partially decomposed vegetable substance,?
and further that it consisted wholly of a filthy, decomposed, and putrid vegetable?
substance unfit for food.
On November 
23, 1915, 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.
O. F. MABVIN, Acting 'Secretary of Agriculture.
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