22698. Adulteration of canned salmon. V. S. v. 420 Cartons, et al., of 
Canned Salmon. Consent decrees of condemnation, forfeiture, 
and destruction. (F. & D. nos. 31534, 31535, 31543, 31580. Sample nos. 
55797-A, 55798-A, 55799-A, 64126-A.)
These cases involved various lots of canned salmon that was in part decom- 
posed.
On November 3, November 7, and November 14, 1933, the United States attor- 
ney for the Northern District of Illinois, acting upon reports by the Secretary 
of Agriculture, filed in the district court libels praying seizure and condemnation 
of 550 cartons or cases of canned salmon at Chicago, Ill., alleging that the article
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had been shipped in interstate commerce, on or about May 29, 1933, by the,. 
Salmon Exchange, Inc., from Astoria, Oreg., and charging adulteration in viola-j 
tion of the Food and Drugs Act.   A portion of the article was labeled in part: 
" Oceanic Brand Columbia River Spring Chinook Salmon   *    *    *   Packed By 
Union Fishermens Coop. Pkg. Co., Astoria, Ore."   The remainder was labeled 
in part: " Blue Seal Brand Chinook Salmon."
It was alleged in the libels that the article was adulterated in that it consisted 
in part of a decomposed animal substance.
On July 12, 1934, the intervenor having withdrawn its claim for the property 
and having consented to the entry of a decree, judgments 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.