24602. Adulteration of tomato puree.    U. S. v. 99 Cases of Tomato Puree.    De¬
fault decree of condemnation and destruction.    (F. & D. no. 35139.    Sam- 
ple no. 11970-B.)
This case involved a shipment of tomato puree, samples of which were 
found to contain fragments of bodies of worms and insects, small insects, and 
worm hair.
On February 16, 1935, the United States attorney for the District of Colorado, 
acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district court 
a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 99 cases of tomato puree at Den- 
ver, Colo., consigned by George W. Goddard Co., from Ogden, Utah, alleging 
that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about October 
17, 1934, from the State of Utah into the State of Colorado, and charging 
adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article was labeled 
in part: "Tomato Puree * * * Packed by Royal Canning Corporation 
Ogden, Utah."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted wholly or 
in part of a filthy, decomposed, and putrid vegetable substance.
On April 13, 1935, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and it was ordered that the product be destroyed.
W. R. GEEGG, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.