20388. Adulteration of ground fenugreek and aloe. U.S. -v. 21 Bags of 
Ground Fenugreek and 9 Cases of Aloe. Default decrees of con- 
demnation, forfeiture, and destruction. (F. & D. nos. 29294, 29295. 
Sample nos. 20469-A, 20470-A.)
These actions involved a lot of imported fenugreek, which upon analysis, 
produced an excessive amount of ash, indicating the presence of inorganic 
foreign material, and of a lot of imported aloe which failed to conform to the 
requirements of the United States Pharmacopoeia, in that it yielded more ash 
and contained more moisture than the maximum specified by the pharmacopoeia, 
and in that it did not yield a nearly clear solution in alcohol as required by the 
pharmacopoeia.
On November 14, 1932, the United States attorney for the District of New 
Jersey, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
District Court of the United States for the district aforesaid libels praying 
seizure and condemnation of 21 bags of ground fenugreek and 9 cases of aloe, 
remaining in the original unbroken packages at Weehawken, N.J. It was 
alleged in the libels that the ground fenugreek had been imported from Mar- 
seilles, France, on or about December 1, 1931; that the aloe had been imported 
from Hamburg, Germany, on or about May 21, 1931; that both products had 
been imported by Migraine Bros., of Philadelphia, Pa.; that they had been 
subsequently transported from Philadelphia, Pa., to Weehawken, N.J.; and that 
they were adulterated in violation of the Food and Drugs Act,
Adulteration of the ground fenugreek was alleged for the reason that its 
strength and purity fell below the professed standard and quality under which 
it was sold, since it contained foreign inorganic matter. Adulteration of the 
aloe was alleged for the reason-that it was sold under a name recognized in the 
United States Pharmacopoeia, and differed from the standard of strength, 
quality, and purity as determined by the test laid down in the said pharma- 
copoeia.
On December 13, 1932, no claimant having appeared for the property, judg- 
ments of condemnation and forfeiture were entered, and it was ordered by the 
court that the products be destroyed by the United States marshal.
R. G. TUGWELL, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.