23209. Adulteration of   apples.     17.   S.   v.   14   Baskets   and   55   Baskets   of
Apples.    Default decrees of condemnation and destruction.     (F. &
D. nos. 33573, 33734.    Sample nos. 5997-B,  17706-B.)
Examination of the apples involved in these cases showed the presence 
of arsenic and lead on one lot and lead on the other lot.
On September 12, and September 25, 1934, the United States attorney for 
the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, acting upon reports by the Secretary of
Agriculture, filed in the district court libels praying seizure and condemnation 
of 69 baskets of apples at Philadelphia, Pa., alleging that the article had been 
shipped in interstate commerce, on or about September 11, and September 24, 
1934, by E. W. Schmeirer, from Beverly, • N. J., and charging adulteration 
in violation of the Food and Drugs Act.
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it contained added poisonous 
or deleterious ingredients, namely, arsenic and lead in one lot and lead in 
the other, which might have rendered it harmful to health.
On October 4 and October 23, 1934, no claimant having appeared, judgments 
of condemnation were entered and it was ordered that the product be destroyed.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.