15303. Adulteration of figs.    U. S. v. 24 Boxes of Adulterated Fiss.    Consent
decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction.     (F. & D. No.
21981.    I. S. No. 17271-x.    S, No   17.)
On July 18, 1927, the United States attorney for the District of Oregon, 
acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the District Court 
of the United States for said district a libel praying seizure and condemnation 
of 24 boxes of figs, remaining in the original unbroken packages at Portland, 
Oreg, alleging that the article had been shipped by R. Fair, from Modesto, 
Calif., on or about June 24, 1927, and transported from the State of California 
into the State of Oregon, and charging adulteration in violation of the food 
and drugs act. The article was labeled in part: "25 Dbs. Net Extra Choice 
Calimyrna Figs Prepared with Sulphur Dioxide."
It was alleged in the libel that the article was adulterated, in that it con- 
sisted in whole or in part of a filthy, decomposed, or putrid vegetable substance.
On July 22, 1927, R. Fair, Modesto, Calif., having through duly authorized 
agents entered an appearance and having consented to the entry of a decree, 
judgment of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by 
the court that the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
W. M. JARDINE, Secretary of Agriculture.