24187. Adulteration of  apples.    TJ.   S.  v.   Cecil  Johnston.    Plea   of  guilty.
Fine, $2.     (F. & D. no. 31389.    Sample nos. 15704-A, 15716-A.)
Examination of the apples involved in this case showed the presence of 
arsenic and lead in amounts that might have rendered them injurious to health.
On June 28, 1934, the United States attorney for the Western District of 
Arkansas, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court an information against Cecil Johnston, Vinita, Okla., alleging 
shipment by Said defendant in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, on or about 
October 6 and October 18, 1934, from the State of Arkansas into the State of 
Oklahoma, of a quantity of apples which were adulterated.
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it contained added poisonous 
and deleterious ingredients, namely, arsenic and lead, which might have 
rendered it injurious to health.
On January 16, 1935, the defendant entered a plea of guilty and the court 
imposed a fine of $2.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.