11906. Adulteration, and. misbranding' of canned salmon. U. S. v. 472 
Cases and 315 Cases of Salmon. Default decree of condemnation, 
forfeiture, and destruction. (F. & D. No. 17291. I. S. Nos. 6103-v, 
6108-v.    S. Nos. C-3895, C-3897.)
On February 16, 1923, the United States attorney for the Western District 
of Tennessee, 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 472 cases of Inventor brand salmon and 315 cases of 
Blanchard brand salmon, remaining unsold in the original containers at Mem- 
phis, Tenn., alleging that the article had been shipped by the Hidden Inlet Can- 
ning Co., from Seattle, Wash., on or about December 6, 1922, and transported 
from the State of Washington into the State of Tennessee, and charging 
.adulteration and misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. A por- 
tion of the article was labeled in part: (Can) "Inventor Brand * * * 
Alaska Chum Salmon Packed By Hidden Inlet Canning Co. Main Office: 
Seattle * * * Contents 1 Lb. Fresh Salmon Cooked In Can After Sealing." 
The remainder of the said article was labeled in part: (Can) "Blanchard 
Brand Alaska Pink Salmon Packed By Beauclaire Packing Co. Port Beauclerc, 
Alaska."
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 animal substance.
Misbranding was alleged with respect to the Inventor brand salmon for the 
reason that the statement appearing in the labeling, " Fresh Salmon," was false 
and misleading and deceived and misled the purchaser thereof in that the said 
product was composed in whole or in part of a decomposed, filthy, and putrid 
.animal substance.
On July 28, 1923, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment of 
?condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the court that 
the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
C. F. MAKVIN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.