10997. Adulteration of oranges. TJ. S. v. 462 Boxes, et al, of Oranges.?
Consent decrees of condemnation and foi-feiture. Product re??
leased under bond. (P, & D. Nos. 15807, 15808. 15827. I. S. No3.?
1802-t, 1803-t, 1806-t.    S. Nos. C-3445,  C-3467, C-3482.)
On February 27, March 14, and March 21, 1922, respectively, the United?
States attorney for the Western District of Missouri, acting upon reports by?
the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the District Court of the United States for?
said district libels for the seizure and condemnation of 1,386 boxes of oranges,?
remaining unsold in the original unbroken packages at Kansas City, Mo., alleg??
ing that the article had been shipped in part by the California Fruit Growers'?
Exchange, from La Verne and Prenda, Calif., on or about March 2, 1922, and?
in part by the Stewart Fruit Co., from Riverside, Calif., on or about February?
17, 1922, and transported from the State of California into the State of Mis??
souri, and charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The?
article was labeled variously in part: " Wash. Navels Red Crescent Brand?
Arlington Heights Fruit Co. Riverside, California;" "Parent Tree Brand?
Packed by Mutual Packing Company, Riverside-Orange-Lindsay, Cal;" " Wash??
ington Navels Begonia of La Verne Grown and Packed by La Verne Orange?
Association, La Verne, Los Angeles Co. Calif."
Adulteration of the article was alleged in the libels for the reason that it?
consisted in whole or in part of a decomposed vegetable substance.
On March 2, 16, and 23, 1922, respectively, the Stewart Fruit Co., Evans &?
Peppers, a copartnership consisting of O. C. Evans and E. H. Peppers, and?
Peycke Bros. Commission Co. having entered their appearances as claimants?
for the respective portions of the property, and having admitted the allegations?
of the libels and consented to the entry of decrees for the condemnation and for??
feiture thereof, judgments of the court were entered ordering that the product?
be released to the respective claimants upon payment of the costs of the pro??
ceedings and the execution of bonds in the aggregate sum of $4,300, in con??
formity with section 10 of the act, conditioned in part that the product be?
salvaged under the supervision of this department, the bad portion destroyed?
and the good portion released to the claimants without condition.
C. W. PTJGSLEY, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.