21863. Adulteration of  canned   shrimp.    V.   S.   v.   1,772   Cases   of   Canned
Shrimp. Decree of condeninatlon and forfeiture. Product re- 
leased under bond for separation and destruction of decomposed 
portion. (F. & D. no. 31603. Sample nos. 58569-A, 58570-A, 58586-A, 
58587-A.)
This case involved an interstate shipment of canned shrimp that was found 
to be in part decomposed.
On November 17, 1933, the United States attorney for the Eastern District 
of Pennsylvania, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in 
the district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 1,772 cases of 
canned shrimp at Philadelphia, Pa., alleging that the article had been shipped 
in interstate commerce on or about September 3, 1933, by Garner Packing Co., 
from New Orleans, La., and charging adulteration in violation of the Food 
and Drugs Act. The article was labeled variously: " Gulf Baby Brand Coc- 
tail Shrimp ", " Pride of Gulf Brand Shrimp", " Broun's Fancy Shrimp", or 
" Ready Lunch Brand Shrimp."
It was alleged in the libel that the article was adulterated in that it con- 
sisted in part of a decomposed animal substance.
On December 20, 1933, George S. Washington & Sons, Philadelphia, Pa., 
having appeared as claimant for the property, judgment of condemnation and 
forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the court that the product be 
released to the claimant upon payment of costs and the execution of a bond 
in the sum of $4,000, conditioned that it should not be sold or disposed of 
contrary to law. On January 3, 1934, an amended decree was entered order- 
ing that the cans containing adulterated material be separated from the good 
cans and destroyed.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.