21848. Adulteration of dried peaches.    IT. S. v. 100 Cases and 25 Cases of
Dried  Peaches.    Default  decrees  of  condemnation   and  destruc- 
tion.     (F. & D. nos. 31233, 31234.    Sample nos. 44480-A, 44481-A.)
These cases involved interstate shipments of dried peaches that were insect- 
infested and filthy.
On October 13, 1933, the United States attorney for the Western District of 
Pennsylvania, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court libels praying seizure and condemnation of 125 cases of dried 
peaches at Altoona, Pa., alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate 
commerce, on or about September 15, 1933, by the California Prune & Apricot 
Growers Association, of San Jose, Calif., from San Francisco, Calif., 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 con- 
sisted wholly or in part of a filthy vegetable substance.
On December 29, 1933, no claimant having appeared for the property, judg- 
ments of condemnation and forfeiture were 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.