5829. Adulteration of strawberries. V. S. * * * v. 276 Dozen Cans of 
Strawberries. Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and 
destruction.     (P. & D. No. 8341.    I. S. No. 12267-m.    S. No. C-702.)
On July 17, 1917, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of 
Missouri, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed- in the Dis- 
trict Court of the United States for said district a libel for the seizure and 
condemnation of 276 dozen cans of strawberries, remaining unsold in the orig- 
inal unbroken packages at St. Louis, Mo., alleging that the article had been 
shipped on or about March 23, 1917, by the Wedoit Co., Columbus, Ohio, and 
transported from the State of Ohio into the State of Missouri, and charging 
adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article was labeled 
in part, " Crusoe Brand Strawberries in Syrup."
Adulteration of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that it 
consisted in part of a decomposed vegetable substance and was unfit for use 
as food.
On September 7, 1917, 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.
CARL VROOMAN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.