24274. Adulteration of   canned   shrimp.    U.   S.   v.   199   Cases   of   Canned
Shrimp. Consent decree of condemnation. Product released 
under bond for segregation and destruction of decomposed por- 
tion.    (F. & D. no. 34304.    Sample no. 14277-B.)
This case involved an interstate shipment of canned shrimp which was found 
to be in part decomposed.
On November 14, 1934, the United States attorney for the District of Maine, 
acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district court 
a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 199 cases of canned shrimp at 
Portland, Maine, alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate 
commerce on or about September 26, 1934, by the Southern Shell Fish Co., Inc., 
from New Orleans, La., and charging adulteration in violation of the Food 
and Drugs Act. The article was labeled in part: "Beady to Eat Brand 
Shrimp * * * Packed by Southern Shell Fish Co., Inc. Harvey, La., 
U. S. A."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted in whole or in 
part of a decomposed animal substance.
On January 28, 1935, the Southern Shell Fish Co., Inc., claimant, having 
admitted the allegations of the libel and having consented to the entry of a 
decree, judgment of condemnation was entered and it was ordered that the 
product be released under bond, conditioned that the decomposed portion be 
separated therefrom and destroyed.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.