23811. Adulteration of cream.    V. S. v. Six lO-Gallons Cans of Cream.    Con¬
sent decree of destruction.     (F. & D. no. 34984.    Sample no. 3315-B.)
On or about November 24, 1934, the United States attorney for the District 
of Kansas, acting upon a report by the Secretary of*Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 6 cans (60 gallons) 
of cream at Topeka, Kans., alleging that the article had been shipped in 
interstate commerce, on or about November 24 and 25, 1934, in various ship- 
ments by J. C. Killingsworth, Anderson, Mo.; Carthage Farmers Exchange, 
Carthage, Mo.; Phil Ratliff, Neosho, Mo.; R. J. Marine, Adrian, Mo.; A. V. 
Campbell, Rich Mill, Mo.; and charging adulteration in violation of the 
Food and Drugs Act.
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it was moldy, rancid, 
putrid, filthy, and decomposed.
The Beatrice Creamery Co., the consignee, appeared and admitted the allega- 
tions of the libel and petitioned the immediate destruction of the product. 
On January 7, 1935, the product having been destroyed, judgment of condemna- 
tion was entered confirming the destruction by the marshal.
M. L. WELSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.