12153. Adulteration of walnut meats.     U. S. v. 3 Barrels and 23 Cartons of
Walnut  Meats.     BejEan.lt  decree   ordering-  destruction  of  product.
(F.  & D.  Nos.  17312,  17315.    I.  S.  Nos.  7692-v,  7693-v.    S.  Nos.  W-1328, 
W-1333.)
On March 24, 1923, the United States attorney for the District of Utah, 
acting upon reports by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the District Court 
of the United States for said district a libel praying the seizure and con- 
demnation of 3 barrels and 23 cartons of walnut meats, remaining in the 
original unbroken packages at Salt Lake City, Utah, alleging that the article 
had been shipped by Fred L. Mitchell & Son, in part from Los Angeles and 
in part from Santa Ana, Calif., on or about November 24 and 27, 1922, re- 
spectively, and transported from the State of California into the State of 
Utah, and charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. 
The article was labeled in part: " Fred L. Mitchell & Son Walnut Meats 
Santa Ana California."
Adulteration of the article was alleged in substance in the libel for the 
reason that it consisted wholly or in part of a filthy, decomposed vegetable 
substance.
On January 4, 1924, no claimant having appeared for the property, judg- 
ment of 'the court was entered ordering that the product be destroyed by the 
United States marshal.
HOWARD M. GORE, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.