4954. Adulteration of pork and beans. U. S. * * * v. 1,800 Cases *?* *?
of Pox-It and Beans. Consent decree of condemnation and?for??
feiture. Product ordered released on bond. (F. & D. No. 7241.?I. S.?
Nos. 4128-1, 4145-1, 4139-1, 4140-1.    S. No. E-559.)
On March 8, 1916, the United States attorney for the Western District of?
Pennsylvania, 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 1,800 cases of pork and beans, consigned by the Elyria Can??
ning Co., Elyria, Ohio, and remaining unsold in the original unbroken packages?
at Pittsburgh, Pa., alleging that 600 cases were shipped on December 20, 1915;?
600 cases on December 28, 1915; and 600 cases on January 3, 1916; and trans??
ported- from the State of Ohio into the State of Pennsylvania, and charging?
adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article was labeled, in?
part:  (Cans) "Puritan brand pork and beans with tomato sauce."
Adulteration of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that it?
consisted, in whole or in part, of a decomposed vegetable substance, unfit for?
food, 16.5 per cent thereof being partly decomposed beans.
On March 15, 1916, the said Elyria Canning Co., claimant, having entered its?
appearance and consented to a decree, judgment of forfeiture and confiscation?
was entered, and it was ordered by the court that said article should be sur??
rendered to said claimant upon the payment of the costs of the proceedings and?
the execution of bond in the sum of $1,000, in conformity with section 10 of?
the act.
GAEL YBOOMAN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.
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