240 70. Adulteration of apples. IT. S. v. 516 Bushels and 516 Bushels of 
Apples. Consent decrees of condemnation. Product released 
under bond for removal of deleterious substances. (F. & D. nos. 
°5"i46. 35°65.    Sample nos. 24849-B, 24856-B.)
Examination of the apples involved in these cases showed the presence of 
arsenic and lead in amounts that might have rendered them injurious to 
health.
On or shout October 24, 1934, the United States attorney for the Northern 
District of Illinois, acting upon reports by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed 
in the district court libels praying seizure and condemnation of 1,032 bushels 
of apples at Chicago, Ill., alleging that the article had been shipped in inter- 
state commence on or about October 9 and October 10, 1934, by the Pro- 
ducers Service Corporation, from Fennville, Mich., and charging adultera- 
tion in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article was labeled in 
part: " Diamond 'F' Brand * * * Fennville Fruit Exchange, Inc., Bens- 
enville, Mich."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it contained added poisonous , 
and  deleterious ingredients,  arsenic and lead,  in amounts  that might have 
rendered it injurious to health.
On November 9, 1934, the Fennville Fruit Exchange, Inc., Fennville, Mich., 
claimant, having admitted the allegations of the libel and having consented 
to the entry of decrees, judgments of condemnation were entered and it was 
ordered that the apples be released under bond, conditioned that they should 
not be sold or disposed of until they had been washed to remove the deleterious 
substances.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.