23373. Adulteration of apples.    U. S. v. 60 Bushel Baskets of Apples.    De¬
fault decree of condemnation and destruction.     (F. & D. no. 34136. 
Sample no. 23467-B.)
Examination of the apples involved in this case showed the presence of 
arsenic and lead.
On October 1, 1934, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of 
Missouri, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 60 bushel baskets of 
apples at St. Louis, Mo., alleging that the article had been shipped in inter- 
state commerce, on or about September 27,1934, by Paul Ringhausen, from Ham- 
burg, Ill., and charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. 
The article was labeled in part: " Jonathan * * * Grown and Packed by 
Paul Ringhausen, Hamburg, Ill."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it contained added poison- 
ous or deleterious ingredients, arsenic and lead, which might have rendered 
it harmful to health.
On October 29, 1934, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemna- 
tion was entered and it was ordered that the product be destroyed.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.