1*995. Adulteration of tomato puree. V. S. * * * v. 9 Cases of * • * 
Tomato Puree. Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and 
destruction.     (F. & D. No. 14577.    I. S. No. 3142-t.    S. No. C-2829.)
On March 2, 1921, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of 
Kentucky, 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 9 cases of tomato purge, remaining unsold in the- 
original packages at Frankfort, Ky., consigned by the Morgan Packing Co.,. 
Austin, Ind., September 16, 1920, alleging that the article had been shipped 
from Austin, Ind., and transported from the State of Indiana into the State 
of Kentucky, and charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. 
The article was labeled in part: (Can) "Scott Co. Brand Tomato Puree- 
*    *    *    Morgan Packing Co.   Austin, Ind."
Adulteration of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that it 
consisted wholly or in part of a filthy, decomposed, and putrid vegetable- 
substance.
On September 26, 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.
C. W. PUGSLEY, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.