20427. Adulteration of  canned   salmon.    U.   S.  v.   150   Cases   of  Sea  Flyer
Brand Alaska Pink Salmon. Consent decree of condemnation 
and forfeiture. Product released under bond for segregation 
and destruction of decomposed portion. (F. & D. nos. 29197, 29198. 
Sample no. 7062-A.)
This action involved the interstate shipment of a quantity of canned salmon 
which was found to be partially decomposed.
On November 4, 1932, the United States attorney for the Southern District of 
Alabama, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
District Court of the United States for the district aforesaid a libel praying 
seizure and condemnation of 150 cases of canned salmon at Mobile, Ala., alleg- 
ing that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce by McGovern & 
McGovern, on or about September 11, 1932, from Seattle, Wash., to Mobile, Ala., 
and charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article 
was labeled in part:  (Cans)    " Sea Flyer Brand Alaska Pink Salmon."
It was alleged in the libel that the article was adulterated in that it con- 
sisted wholly or in part of a decomposed animal substance.
On November 23, 1932, the Standard Packing Co., Seattle, Wash., having 
admitted the allegations of the libel and having consented to the entry of a
decree, judgment of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was 
ordered by the court that the product be released to the said claimant for 
segregation and destruction of the cans containing bad salmon. The decree 
provided that the product might be shipped to Seattle, Wash., for segregation; 
and ordered that claimant pay all costs connected therewith, also court costs; 
and required execution of a bond in the sum of $1,000 to insure compliance 
with its terms.
R. G. TUGWELL, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.