23869. Adulteration of   canned   salmon.    V.   S.   v.   Standard   Packing;   Co.
Plea of guilty. Fine, 9plOO and costs on each count. Fines sus- 
pended on all counts but first. (F. A D. no. 32146. Sample nos. 7062-A, 
7780-A, 15722-A, 15723-A, 16728-A, 16729-A, 16730-A, 16735-A, 16756-A, 
26263-A.)
This case was based on various interstate shipments of canned salmon, 
samples of which were found to be tainted or stale.
On September 17, 1934, the United States attorney for the Western District 
of Washington, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in 
the district court an information in several counts against the Standard Pack- 
ing Co., a corporation, Seattle, Wash., alleging shipment by said company, in 
violation of the Food and Drugs Act, in various consignments, between the dates 
of August 24, 1932 and September 27, 1932, from the State of Washington into 
the States of Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Florida, and Texas, of 
quantities of canned salmon which was adulterated. The article was labeled 
in part: "Seaflier Brand [or "McGovern's Best Brand"] * * * Distributed 
by McGovern & McGovern   *   *   *   Seattle, U. S. A."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted in part of a 
decomposed and putrid animal substance.
On November 26, 1934, a plea of guilty was entered on behalf of the de- 
fendant company, and the court imposed a fine of $100 and costs on the first 
count of the information, and $100 on each of 6 other counts. The fines were 
suspended on all counts but the first.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.