21446. Adulteration of  crab  meat.    U.   S.  v.   1  Barrel   of   Crab  Meat.     De¬
fault     decree     of     condemnation,     forfeiture,    and    destruction.
(F. & D. no. 30842.    Sample no. 43403-A.)
This case involved an interstate shipment of crab meat which was found to 
be filthy, examination showing that it contained fecal B. coli.
On July 17, 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 a libel praying seizure and condemnation of one barrel of crab 
meat in tins at New York, N.Y., alleging that the article had been shipped 
in interstate commerce on or about July 13, 1933, by Riley Creighton, from 
Fishing Creek, Md., and charging adulteration in violation of the Food and 
Drugs Act.
It was alleged in the libel that the article was adulterated in that it con- 
sisted in whole or in part of a filthy animal substance.
On August 12, 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.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.