24376. Adulteration of   canned   shrimp.     U.   S.   v.   234   Cartons   of   Canned
Shrimp. Consent decree of condemnation. Product released) 
under bond for segregation and destruction of decomposed por- 
tion.     (F. & D. no. 34108.    Sample no. 17063-B.)
This case involved an interstate shipment of canned shrimp which was in. 
part decomposed.
On October 18, 1934, the United States attorney for the District of New Jer- 
sey, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district 
court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 234 cartons of canned shrimp 
at Perth Amboy, N. J., alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate- 
commerce on or about September 1, 1934, by the Robinson Canning Co., Inc., 
from New Orleans, La., and charging adulteration in violation of the Food and 
Drills Act. The article was labeled in part: " Flagstaff Wet Shrimp * * * 
Distributors Greenspan Bros. Co. Perth Amboy, N. J."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted wholly or in 
part of a decomposed animal substance.
On February 18, 1935, the Robinson- Canning Co., Inc., claimant, having ad- 
mitted 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 segregated 
and destroyed.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.