?15107. Adulteration of oranges. U. S. v. 310 Boxes and 270 Boxes of 
ti, ? Oranges.    Consent  decree  and  default  decree  of  destruction  en 
tered.    (F. & D. Nos. 21799, 21800.    I. S. Nos. 13310-x,  13311-x.    S. Nos. 
;. E-6028, E-6029 )
j.1 On March 14, 1927, the United States attorney for the District of Maryland, 
kaqting upon reports by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the District Court 
Ijpf the United States for said district libels praying seizure and condemnation 
ffl 580 boxes of oranges, remaining in the original unbroken packages at Balti- 
rinore, Md., consigned in two shipments, about March 6 and 7, 1927, respectively, 
Alleging that the article had been shipped by the Fruit Distributors, Inc., from 
fBartow, Fla., and transported from the State of Florida into the State of 
P&ryland, and charging adulteration in violation of the food and drugs act. 
|Ehe article was labeled in part: "Florida Citrus Duke Polk County." 
? Examination of the article by this department showed that it consisted in 
'Whole or in part of fruit-damaged fruit.
|?sIt Was alleged in substance in the libels that the article was adulterated, 
jte that it consisted in whole or in part of a decomposed vegetable substance, 
|svb.ich had been substituted wholly or in part for oranges.
I' On April 2,1927, the Monumental Fruit Co., Baltimore, Md., having appeared 
|as claimant for 270 boxes of the product, and having theretofore executed a 
P>nd for its release to be salvaged, and the said claimant having represented 
?that it was unable to salvage the product and having consented to its destruc- 
tion, a decree was entered, ordering that the said 270 boxes of oranges be
destroyed by the United States marshal and the bond cancelled.   On April 1C 
1927, no claimant having appeared for the remainder of the product, judgmenti 
of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the cour?| 
that' the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
W. M. JAKDINE, Secretary of Agriculture.