25189. Adulteration of   tomato   sauce.    U.   S.   v.   26   Cases   of   Tomato   Sauce.
Default decree of condemnation and destruction.     (F. & D. no. 36239. 
Sample no. 37666-B.)
This case involved an interstate shipment of tomato sauce which was found 
to contain mold and worm debris.
On August 26, 1935, the United States attorney for the Western District of 
Washington, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed a libel 
in the district court praying seizure and condemnation of 26 cases of tomato 
sauce at Seattle, Wash., alleging that the article had been shipped in inter- 
state commerce on or about April 6, 1935, by A. M. Beebe Co., from San 
Francisco, Calif., and that it was adulterated in violation of the Food and 
Drugs Act. The article was labeled: "Contents 7% Oz. Calirose Tomato Sauce 
Spanish Style Packed For A. M. Beebe Co San Francisco U. S. A."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted in whole or in 
part of a filthy and decomposed vegetable substance.
On September 25, 1935, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemna- 
tion and forfeiture was entered and it was ordered that the product be 
destroyed.
W. R. GREGG, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.