12727. Adulteration of tomato paste.     V. S. v. 450 Cases of Tomato Paste.
Default    decree    of   condemnation,    fox-feiture,    and    destruction.
(F. & D. No. 18413.    I. S. No. 2321-v. ?S. No. E-4756.)
On February 25, 1924, the United States attorney for the Western 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 450 cases of tomato paste, in part at Pittsburgh, 
Pa., and in part at Monessen, Pa., alleging that the article had been shipped 
by the Mt. Holly Canning Co., Mt. Holly, N. J., between the dates of August 
25 and October 27, 1923, and transported from the State of New Jersey into 
the State of Pennsylvania, and charging adulteration in violation of the food 
and drugs act. The article was labeled in part: (Can) "Savoy Brand Pare 
Tomato Paste   *    *    *    Packed By Mt. Holly Canning Co. Mt. Holly, N. J."
Adulteration of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that it 
consisted in whole or in part of a filthy, decomposed, or putrid vegetable sub- 
stance.
On September 26, 1924, 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, Secretary of Agriculture.