22752. Adulteration of apple butter.    XI. S. v. 50 Cases, et al., of Apple But¬
ter.     Consent  decrees  of condemnation.    Product released under • 
bond.    (F.  &  D.  nos.  32522,   32523,   32524.    Sample  nos.   1101-A,  1102-A, 
1103—A.)
These cases involved interstate shipments of apple butter that was found 
to contain arsenic and lead.
On April 9, 1934, the United States attorney for the Southern District of 
California, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the
district court libels praying seizure and condemnation of 325 cases of apple 
butter at Los Angeles, Calif., alleging that the article had been shipped in 
interstate commerce, in part on or about January 20, 1934, by Arriss, Campbell 
& Gault, from Tacoma, Wash., and in part on or about February 24, 1934, by 
the Pacific Northwest Canning Co., of Puyallup, Wash., from Tacoma, Wash., 
and charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. A portion 
of the article was labeled:. New mark Brand * * * Apple Butter Packed 
For [or " Distributed by "] M. A. Newmark & Co. Los Angeles." The remain- 
der was labeled: " Skookum Brand Apple Butter * * * pacific Northwest 
Canning Co   Puyallup   Wash   Distributors."
It was alleged in the libels that the article was adulterated in that it con- 
tained added poisonous and deleterious ingredients, namely, arsenic and lead, 
which might have rendered the article injurious to health.
On July 11, 1934, Hunt Bros. Packing Co., San Francisco, Calif., claimant, 
having admitted the allegations of the libels and having consented to the entry 
of decrees, judgments of condemnation and forfeiture were entered, and it was 
ordered by the court that the product be released to the claimant upon the 
filing of bonds totaling $1,000 conditioned that it should not be disposed of in 
violation of the Federal Food and Drugs Act.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.