24440. Adulteration of tomato puree.   U. S. v. 183 Cases of Tomato Puree.   De¬
fault decree of condemnation and destruction. (F. & D. no. 34991. 
Sample no. 19775-B.)
This case involved a shipment of tomato puree that contained excessive mold.
On January 24, 1935, the United States attorney for the Southern District 
of Ohio, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 183 cases of tomato 
puree at Cincinnati, Ohio, shipped on or about August 11, 1934, alleging that 
the article had been shipped in interstate commerce by the Morgan Packing 
Co., from Austin, Ind., and charging adulteration in violation of the Food and 
Drugs Act. The article was labeled in part: "Scott Brand Tomato 
Puree   *    *   *   Morgan Packing Co. Austin, Indiana."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted in whole or 
in part of a decomposed vegetable substance.
On February 26, 1935, 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.