9017. Adulteration and Misbranding of canned tuna. U. S. * * * v. 25 Cases * * * 
of Canned Tuna. Default decree of destruction. (F. & D. No. 1.2129. I. S. No. 588-r. 
S. No. E-1948.)
On February 7,1920, the United States attorney for the Southern District of Florida, 
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 25 cases of 
canned tuna, at Tampa, Fla., consigned by the Curtis' Corporation, from New York 
City, alleging that the article had been shipped on or about October 30, 1919, and trans- 
ported from the State of New York into the State of Florida, and charging adultera- 
tion and misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article was labeled: 
(Cases) "Curtis Quality Tuna Supreme Olive Oil * * * Pure Olive Oil * * * 
"White Meat Only * *. * Packed by the Curtis Corporation Long Beach, Cal. 
(Los Angeles Harbor)."
Adulteration of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that oils other than 
olive oil had been mixed and packed with, and substituted wholly or in part for, olive 
oil, and for the further reason that said product consisted wholly or in part of filthy, 
decomposed,   and  putrid  animal  substances.
Misbranding was alleged in substance for the reason that the packages or label of 
the article bore statements regarding the said article and the ingredients and sub- 
stances contained therein, to wit, "Curtis Quality Tuna Supreme Olive Oil," 
which were false and misleading and deceived and misled the purchaser. Misbrand- 
ing was alleged for the further reason that the article was an imitation of, and offered 
for sale under the distinctive name of, another article.
On January 11, 1921, no claimant having appeared for the property, an order was 
entered finding that the product was subject to condemnation, and it was decreed 
by the court that the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
E. D. BALL, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.