0204. Adulteration of tomato catsup.     U. S. *     *     *     v. 82 Cases     *     *     *
of   Tomato   Catsup.     Default   decree of   condemnation,   forfeiture,
and destruction.     (F.  & D. No.  12808. I.  S.  Nos. 24450-r,  9808-r.     S.  No. 
.    C-1958.)
On July 29, 1920, the United States attorney for the Southern District of 
Ohio, 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 condemna- 
tion of 82 cases, more or less, of tomato catsup, consigned by the Owensboro 
Conserve Co., Owensboro, Ky., on or about November 19, 1919, remaining unsold 
in the original packages at Columbus, Ohio, alleging that the article had been 
shipped from Owensboro, Ky., and transported from the State of Kentucky 
into the State of Ohio, and charging adulteration in violation of the Food and 
Drugs Act. The article was labeled in part: "Contains No Benzoate Of Soda 
Or Artificial Color. Patter Pure Whole Tomato Catsup Blade by P. J. Patter 
Company, Phila., Pa. Contains 12 Ox. Net And. Made From Whole Ripe 
Tomatoes, Spices, Vinegar, Onions, Salt and Sugar."
Adulteration of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that it con- 
sisted wholly or in part of a filthy, decomposed, and putrid vegetable substance.
On February 4, 1921, 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 be destroyed by the United States marshal.
E. D. BALL, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.