20804. Adulteration of tomato catsup.    U. S. v. 146 Cases of Tomato  Cat¬
sup.    Default   decree   of  condemnation, forfeiture,   and   destruc- 
tion.     (F. & D. no. 29707.    Sample no. 21220-A.)
This case involved a shipment of tomato catsup that contained excessive 
mold.
On January 4, 1933, the United States attorney for the Southern District of 
New York, 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 146 cases of tomato catsup at New York, N.Y., 
alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about 
October 27, 1932, by \A. C. Soper Co., from Farmingdale, N.J., to New York, 
N.Y., charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The 
article was labeled in part: " Gold Medal Brand Catsup."
It was alleged in the libel that the article was adulterated in that it con- 
sisted in whole or in part of a decomposed vegetable substance.
On January 28, 1933, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment 
of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the court 
that the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
R. G. TTTGWEIX, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.