23388. Adulteration of apples.    U. S. v. 55 Bushels of Apples.    Default de¬
cree  of condemnation and destruction.     (F. & D. no. 34258.    Sample 
no. 18350-B.)
Examination of the apples involved in this case showed the presence of 
arsenic and lead.
On October 10, 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 55 bushels of apples 
at Moscow Mills, Mo., alleging that the article had been transported in inter- 
state commerce, on or about October 9, 1934, by W. A. Depping, of Moscow 
Mills, Mo., from Batchtown, Ill., 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, arsenic and lead, which might have rendered it 
harmful to health.
On November 3,1934, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and it was ordered that the product be destroyed.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.