18012. Adulteration of Greek string figs.    U. S. v. SOO Cases of Greek String
Figs.    Default  decree  of  condemnation,  forfeiture,  and  destruc- 
tion.     (F. & D. No. 25318.    I. S. No. 4975.    S. No. 3585.)
Samples of Greek string figs from the herein-described shipment having 
been found to be insect-infested and moldy, the Secretary of Agriculture re- 
ported the matter to the United States attorney for the District of Massa- 
chusetts.
On November 12, 1930, the United States attorney filed in the District 
Court of the United States for the district aforesaid a libel praying seizure 
and condemnation of 500 cases of Greek string figs, remaining in the original 
unbroken packages at Boston, Mass., alleging that the article had been 
shipped by the George Segal Co., from New York, N. Y., on or about October 
2, 1930, and had been transported from the State of New York into the State 
of Massachusetts, and charging adulteration in violation of the food and drugs 
act.   The article was labeled in part:  _" S & S Athena Brand New York
* *    *   Produce  of Greece   Selected   String  Figs  packed  and  shipped  by 
Seideman & Seideman."
It was alleged in the libel that the article was adulterated in that it con- 
sisted in part of a filthy, decomposed, and putrid vegetable substance.
On February 26, 1931, 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.
ABTHUE M. HYDE, Secretary of Agriculture.