15449. Adulteratloja   of   apples.    U.   S.  v.   127  Baskets   of Winesap   Apples
Default    decree    of    condemnation,   forfeiture,   and    destruction.
(F. & D. No. 22174.    I. S. Nos. 14737-x, 20116-x.    S. No. 227.)
On November 16, 1927, the United States attorney for the Eastern District 
of Pennsylvania, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed iv 
the District Court of the United States for said district a libel praying seizure 
and condemnation of 127 baskets of winesap apples, remaining in the original 
unbroken packages at Philadelphia, Pa., consigned by the Delsea Orchards, 
Glassboro, N. J., alleging that the article had been shipped from Glassboro, 
N. J., on or about November 12, 1927, and transported from the State of New 
Jersey into the State of Pennsylvania, and charging adulteration in violation 
of the food and drags act.
It was alleged in the libel that the article was adulterated, in that the said 
apples showed the presence of lead and arsenic wttich might have rendered 
them injurious to health.
On December 5, 1927, 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.
W. M. JARDINE, Secretary of Agriculture.