19791. Adulteration of tomato catsup.    U. S. v. The Frazier Packing Co.
The First National Bank of Marion, Ind., receiver for the Frazier 
Packing Co., substituted as defendant. Plea of nolo contendere. 
Fine, $140. (F. & D. No. 26691. I. S. Nos. 8952, 10637, 10857, 10859, 10862, 
13520, 13665, 15877, 15880, 15881, 15888, 16376, 19677, 19679.)
This action was based on the interstate shipment of several lots of tomato 
catsup, samples of which were found to contain excessive mold.
On November 11,1931, the United States attorney for the Southern District of 
Indiana, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the Dis- 
trict Court of the United States for the district aforesaid an information against 
the Frazier Packing Co., a corporation, Elwood, Ind., alleging shipment by said 
company, in violation of the food and drugs act, in various consignments be- 
tween the dates of September 23 and November 17, 1930, from the State of 
Indiana into the States of Pennsylvania, Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, New York, 
and Texas, of quantities of tomato catsup that was adulterated.
The article was labeled in part, variously: "Tomato Catsup * * * The 
Frazier Packing Co. Elwood, Indiana;" " Purity Brand High Grade Tomato 
Ketchup Packed for Spiegel Bros. Co. McKeesport, Pa. * * * ;" "At-Last- 
-A Brand * * * Tomato Catsup Hensgen-Peters-Smith Co., Distributors, St. 
Louis, Mo.; " " Golden Drip Brand Fancy Tomato Catsup Distributed by Empire' 
Distributing Co. St. Louis, Mo.; " " Sangamo Brand * * * Pure Tomato 
ŚCatsup * * * Packed for Jageman-Bode Co. Springfield, Ill.;" " Clover 
Farm Brand * * * Tomato Catsup Distributed by Clover Farm Stores 
* * * Cleveland, Ohio.; " " Tastwel Brand * * * Tomato Catsup W. W. 
Harper Co. Zanesville, Ohio;" " White City brand * * * Pure Tomato 
Catsup Samuel Kunin & Sons, Inc., Distributors Chicago, Ill.;" " Crouse's 
Crown brand * * * Tomato Catsup Crouse Grocery Co. Distributors Syra- 
cuse, N. Y. and Utica, N. Y.;" " Tomato Catsup * * * Packed for Inde- 
pendent Grocers Alliance Distributing Co., Chicago, Illinois, U. S. A."
It was alleged in the information that the article was adulterated in that it 
consisted in part of a decomposed vegetable substance.
On June 20, 1932, the First National Bank of Marion, Ind., receiver for the 
Frazier Packing Co., having been substituted as party defendant, a plea of nolo 
contendere was entered and the court imposed a fine of $140.
HENRY A. WALLACE, Secretary of Agriculture.