19776. Adulteration of tomato puree.    U. S. v. SI Cases, et al., of Canned
Tomato Puree. Default decrees of condemnation, forfeiture, and 
destruction. (F. & D. Nos. 27969, 28003. I. S. Nos. 46484, 46486. S. Nos. 
6015, 6051.)
These actions involved the interstate shipment of quantities of tomato puree, 
samples of which were found to contain excessive mold.
On March 31, 1932 and April 13, 1932, the United States attorney for the 
Southern District of California, acting upon reports by the Secretary of Agri- 
culture, filed in the District Court of the United States for the district afore- 
said libels praying seizure and condemnation of 66 cases of tomato puree at 
Los Angeles, Calif. It was alleged in the libels that the article had been 
?shipped in interstate commerce by the Pleasant Grove Canning Co., from 
Pleasant Grove, Utah, to Los Angeles, Calif., on February 23, 1931, and that 
it was adulterated in violation of the food and drugs act. The article was 
labeled in part: (Can) "Timpanogos Brand Tomato Puree Packed by Pleasant 
Grove Canning Company, Pleasant Grove—Orem, Utah."
Adulteration of the article was alleged in the libels for the reason that it 
consisted in part of a decomposed vegetable substance.
On May 10, 1932 and May 17, 1932, no claimant having appeared for the 
property, judgments of condemnation and forfeiture were entered, and it was 
ordered by the court that the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
HENBY A. WALLACE, Secretary of Agriculture.