24020. Adulteration of   canned   peaches.      U.   S.   v.   306   Cases   of   Canned
Peaches.    Default decree of condemnation and destruction.     (F. &
D. nos. 33675 to 33678, incl.    Sample nos. 3919-B, 3920-B.)
Examination of the canned peaches involved in this case showed the presence 
of wormy and worm-eaten pieces.
On October 10, 1934, the United States attorney for the Southern District 
of Texas, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 396 cases of canned 
peaches at Houston, Tex., alleging that the article had been shipped in inter- 
state commerce, on or about July 7, 1934, by Roberts Bros., Inc., from Americus, 
Ga., and charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The 
article was labeled in part: " Indian Hunter Brand Peaches [or " Pie Peaches "] 
* * * Below U. S. Standard Good Food Not High Grade Distributed 
by Roberts Bros. Inc.   Main Office Baltimore, Md."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted wholly or in 
part of a filthy vegetable substance.
On December 12, 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.