21753. Adulteration of apples.    U. S. v. 67 Bushels, et al., of Apples.    De¬
crees of condemnation and forfeiture. Product released under 
bond for cleaning: to reiaore poisonous ingredient. (F. & D. nos. 
31712, 31713.    Sample nos. 56458-A, 56459-A, 56460-A.)
These cases involved interstate shipments of apples that were found 
to bear arsenic in an amount that might have rendered the article injurious 
to health.
On November 2 and November 8, 1933, the United States attorney for 
the Eastern District of Wisconsin, acting upon reports by the Secretary 
of Agriculture, filed in the district court libels praying seizure and condem- 
nation of 528 bushel baskets of apples at Green Bay, his., alleging that the 
article had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about October 5, 1933, 
by the Bovard Orchards, from Frankfort, Mich., and charging adulteration 
in violation of the Food and Drugs Act.
It was alleged in the libels that the article was adulterated in that it 
contained an added poisonous or deleterious ingredient, arsenic, which might 
have rendered the article injurious to health.
On November 24, 1933, the Bovard Orchards having appeared as claimant 
for the property, judgments of condemnation and forfeiture were entered, 
and it was ordered by the cdurt that the product be released to the claimant 
upon payment of costs and the execution of bonds totaling $500, conditioned
that it should not be sold or disposed of contrary to the provisions of the 
Federal Food and Drugs Act and all other laws, it having been found by 
the court that the article could be brought into compliance with the law 
by washing to remove the poisonous ingredient.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.