22114. Adulteration of canned tomatoes. U. S. v. 795 Cases of Canned 
Tomatoes. Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and 
destruction.     (F. & D. nos. 31604, 31631.    Sample no. 46769-A.)
This case involved a shipment of canned tomatoes which were found to 
contain insect larvae.
On November 25, 1933, the United States attorney for the Southern District 
of Texas, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 795 cases of canned 
tomatoes in part at Houston, Tex., and in part at College Station, Tex., 
alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce, on or about 
October 14, 1933, by A. W. Sisk & Son, from Baltimore, Md., and charging 
adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article was labeled 
in part: " Red-Glo Brand Tomatoes * * * Albert W. Sisk & Son, Distribu- 
tors, Preston, Md."
It was alleged in the libel that the article was adulterated in that it con- 
tained insect larvae.
On March 19, 1934, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemna- 
tion 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.