22744. Adulteration of egg colors.    U. S. v. 13 Cartons and 600 Packages
of Egg Colors.    Default decrees of condemnation, forfeiture, and 
destruction.    (F. & D. nos. 32459, 32491.    Sample nos. 41320-A, 65820-A.)
These cases involved shipments of egg colors that contained the deleterious 
ingredients lead chromate and Prussian blue pigment.
On March 30 and April 2, 1934, the United States attorneys for the Southern 
District of Iowa and the Southern District of Illinois, acting upon reports by 
the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district courts libels praying seizure 
and condemnation of 13 cartons and 500 packages of egg colors at Clinton, 
Iowa, and Bloomington, Ill., respectively. It was alleged in the libels that the 
article had been shipped in interstate commerce in part, on or about February 
7,1934, and in part, on or about February 23, 1934, by the Rainbow Egg Colors, 
from Green Bay, Wis., and that it was adulterated in violation of the Food 
and Drugs Act.   The article was labeled in part: " Rainbow Egg Colors."
The libels charged that the article was adulterated in that it contained 
added poisonous ingredients, lead chromate and Prussian blue pigments, which 
might have been injurious to health.
On July 25 and October 30, 1934, no claimant having appeared for the prop- 
erty, 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.