11889. Adulteration of grapefruit.     V. S. v.  1 Carload of  Grapefruit.     lie- 
fault decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and  destruction.     (F.  &
D. No. 17840.    I. S. No. 785-v.    S. No. E-4500.)
On October 1, 1923, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of 
Pennsylvania, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in 
the District Court of the United States for said district a libel praying the 
seizure and condemnation of 1 carload of grapefruit at Philadelphia, Pa., con 
signed by F. C. Armstrong, Palmetto, Fla., alleging that the article had b^en 
shipped from Palmetto, Fla., on or about September 27, 1923, and transported 
from the State of Florida into the State of Pennsylvania, and charging adul- 
teration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article was labeled in 
part: " I. E. Springstead & Son Palmetto, Fla. Lion Brand Contents 1 3/5 
Bushel."
Adulteration of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that im- 
mature grapefruit, artifically colored, had been mixed and packed with and
substituted for the said article. Adulteration was alleged for the further rea- 
son that the article was colored in a manner whereby damage or inferiority 
was concealed.
On October 20, 1923, 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.
HOWARD M. GORE, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.