20264. Adulteration of apples.     U.S. v.  14 Bushels, et al., of Apples.     De¬
fault    decrees     of    condemnation,    forfeiture,    and    destruction.
(F. & D. nos. 29139, 29140, 29571.    Sample nos. 24684-A, 24686-A, 29946-A.)
These actions involved the interstate shipment of quantities of apples which 
were found to bear arsenic and lead in amounts that might have rendered 
the article injurious to health.
On September 22 and November 4, 1932, the United States attorney for the 
Northern District of Illinois, acting upon reports by the Secretary of Agricul- 
ture, filed in the District Court of the United States for the district aforesaid 
libels praying seizure and condemnation of 78 bushels of apples at Chicago, Ill., 
alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce, in various 
consignments, on September 15, September 16, and October 26, 1932, respec- 
tively, by Lyman Bros., from Kibbie, Mich., to Chicago, Ill., and charging adul- 
teration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act.
It was alleged in the libels that the article was adulterated in that it 
contained added poisonous and deleterious ingredients, arsenic and lead, in 
amounts which might have rendered the article injurious to health.
On November 16 and December 15, 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.
R. G. TWWELL, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.