25191. Adulteration of  dried figs.     TT.   S.  v.  Rosenberg Bros.  & Co.       Plea  of
guilty.    Fine, $100.    (F. & D. no. 35914.    Sample no. 20147-B.)
This case was based on an interstate shipment of dried figs which were 
found to be insect-infested, moldy, or sour.
On September 5, 1935, the United States attorney for the Northern District 
of California, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in 
the district court an information against Rosenberg Bros. & Co., a corporation, 
San Francisco, Calif., charging shipment by said defendant, in violation of the 
Food and Drugs Act, on or about November 3, 1934, from the State of Cali- 
fornia into the State of Washington of a quantity of dried figs which were 
adulterated. The article was labeled in part: "Emporium Brand California 
Black Figs Extra Choice Packed for Northern Grocery Co. Bellingham, 
Wash."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted in whole or in 
part of a filthy, decomposed, and putrid vegetable substance.
On September 28, 1935, the defendant entered a plea of guilty and the court 
imposed a fine of $100.
W. R. GREGG, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.