22900. Adulteration of tomato catsup.    V. S. v. 5S7 Cases of Tomato Cat¬
sup.   Default   decree   of   destruction.    (F.   &   D.   no.   32520.    Sample 
no. 41350.)
This case involved a shipment of tomato catsup that contained excessive 
mold.
On April 10, 1934, the United States attorney for the District of Minnesota, 
acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district court 
an amended libel (original libel filed April 9, 1934) praying seizure and con- 
demnation of 587 cases of tomato catsup at St Paul, Minn., alleging that the 
article had been shipped in interstate commerce, on or about March 10, 1934, 
by the Frazier Packing Corporation, from Elwood, Ind., and charging adultera- 
tion in violation of the Food and Drugs Act The article was labeled in part: 
" Frazier's Superfine Tomato Catsup * * * Frazier Packing Corp., Elwood, 
Indiana."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted wholly or in 
part of a decomposed vegetable substance.
On August 27, 1934, no claimant having appeared, judgment was entered 
ordering destruction of the product.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.