10939. Adulteration of shell eggs. U. S. v. 40 Cases of Eggs. Default de??
cree   of   condemnation,   forfeiture,  and   destruction.     (F.  &  D.  No.
16827.    I.  S. No. 3935-v.    S. No. C-3793.)
On or about August 30, 1922, 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 40 cases of eggs, at Chicago, 111., alleging that?
the article had been shipped by S. D. Rardin, Ridgeway, Mo., August 25, 1922,?
and transported from the State of Missouri into the State of Illinois, and charg??
ing adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act.
Adulteration of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that it?
consisted in part of a filthy animal substance, for the further reason that it?
consisted in part of a decomposed animal substance, and for the further reason?
that it consisted in part of a putrid animal substance.
On September 28, 1922, 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. PUGS:LEY, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.