12301. Adulteration of frozen egrgrs. U. S. v. 311 Cans and 1,173 Cans of Frozen Eg-grs. Consent decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction. (F. & D. Nos. 18541, 18628. I. S. Nos. 18001-v, 18002-v, 18003-v, 18004-V. S. Nos. C-4327, C-4344.) On April 10 and 18, 1924, respectively, the United States attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, acting upon reports by the Secretary of Agricul- ture, filed in the District Court of the United States for said district libels praying the seizure and condemnation of 1,384 cans of frozen eggs remaining in the original unbroken packages at Chicago, Ill., alleging that the article had been shipped by the Central Poultry and Packing Co., from Kansas City, Mo*, in various consignments, September 1, 7, 10, and 14, 1923, respectively, and transported from the State of Missouri into the State of Illinois, and charging adulteration in violation of the food and drugs act. Adulteration of the article was alleged in the libels for the -reason that the article consisted wholly or in part of a filthy, decomposed, and putrid animal substance. On June 16, 1924, the cases having been consolidated into one action and Theodore Aaron (Inc.), claimant, having admitted the allegations of the libels and consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation and for- feiture was entered, and it was ordered by the court that the product be released to the said claimant upon payment of the costs of the proceedings and the execution of a bond in the sum of $1,000, in conformity with section 10 of the act, conditioned in part that the good portion be separated from the bad portion and the bad portion denatured and used for technical purposes. HOWARD M. GOKE, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.