24779. Adulteration of canned huckleberries.    U. S. v. 11 Cases > of Canned
Huckleberries.     Default decree of condemnation and destruction.
(F. & D. no. 35429.    Sample no. 20289-B.)
This case involved a shipment of canned huckleberries which were worm- 
infested.
On April 26* 1935, the United States attorney for the District of Oregon, 
acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district 
court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 11 cases of canned huckleber- 
ries at Salem, Oreg., alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate com- 
merce on or about September 28 and September 29,1934, by the Valley Fruit Can- 
ning Co., from Puyallup, Wash., and charging adulteration in violation of the Food 
and Drugs Act. The article was labeled in part: "Heep Full Brand Huckle- 
berries   *    *    *   Packed by Valley Fruit Canning Co. Puyallup, Wash."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted wholly or in 
part of a filthy vegetable substance.
On June 25, 1935, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and it was ordered that the product be destroyed.
W. R. GBBGG, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.