21022. Adulteration of canned salmon.    U. S. v. 371 Cases and 6,000 Cases
of Canned Salmon. Decrees of condemnation and forfeiture. 
Product released under bond for separation and destruction of 
decomposed portion. (F. & D. no. 28876. Sample nos. 15235-A, 
25972-A.)
These cases involved a shipment of canned salmon which was in part 
decomposed.
On September 26 and November 28, 1932, the United States attorney for 
the Western District of Washington, acting upon reports by the Secretary of 
Agriculture, filed in the district court of the United States libels praying seizure 
and condemnation of 6,371 cases of canned salmon at Seattle, Wash., alleging 
that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce August 6, 1932, by the 
Copper River Packing Co., from Nellie-Juan, Alaska, and charging adulteration 
in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article was labeled in part: 
"Happy-Vale Pink Salmon."
It was alleged in the libels that the article was adulterated in that it con- 
sisted in whole or in part of a decomposed animal substance.
On March 20, 1933, the Copper River Packing Co., having appeared as 
claimant for the property and having admitted the material allegations of 
the libels, judgments of condemnation and forfeiture were entered, and it 
ordered by the court that the product be released to the claimant upon payment 
of costs and the execution of good and sufficient bonds, conditioned that all 
cans containing decomposed salmon be destroyed.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.