6203. Adulteration of fish.     IT. S.   *   *    *   v. 600 Kegs   *    *    *   of Pish.     De??
fault decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction.     (F. & D.
No. 8689.    I. S. Nos. 11734-p, 11735-p.    S. No. C-783.)
On December 20, 1917, the United States attorney for the Northern District?
of Illinois, 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 kegs, each containing 5 gallons of salted anchovies, and?
400 kegs of salted sardines at Chicago, 111., alleging that the articles had been?
shipped on November 3, 1917, by C. E. Van Lundingham Co., San Pedro, Cal.,?
and transported from the State of California into the State of Illinois, and?
charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act.
Adulteration of the articles was alleged in the libel for the reason that they?
consisted in part of a decomposed animal substance, and for the further reason?
that they consisted in part of a filthy animal substance.
On March 20, 1918, 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.
G. I. CHRISTIE, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.
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