20664. Adulteration of  blue  poppy  seed,  cumin   seed,  and  mustard  seed.
V. S. v. 4 Bag's of Blue Poppy Seed, et al. Default decrees of con- 
demnation, forfeiture, and destruction. (F. & D. nos. 28708, 28709, 
28858.    Sample nos.  1585-A,  1586-A,  1587-A, 1770-A.)
These actions involved interstate shipments of quantities of blue poppy seed, 
cumin seed, and mustard seed that contained rodent excreta. The cumin seed 
was also insect-infested.
On August 17, 1932, and September 10, 1932, the United States attorney for 
the District of Oregon, acting upon reports by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed 
in the District Court of the United States for the district aforesaid libels pray- 
ing seizure and condemnation of 4 bags of blue poppy seed, 1 bag of cumin seed, 
and 5 bags of mustard seed, remaining in the original unbroken bags at Port- 
land, Oreg., alleging that the articles had been shipped in interstate commerce 
on or about March 17, 1931, April 17, 1931, and June 1, 1932, respectively, by 
the Atlantic Sales Corporation, from Philadelphia, Pa., to Portland, Oreg., and 
charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act.
It was alleged in the libels that the articles were adulterated in that they 
consisted in whole or in part of filthy vegetable substances.
On January 13, 1933, and February 27, 1933, no claimant having appeared 
for the property, judgments 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. TUG WELL, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.