25216. Adulteration of canned salmon.     IT. S. v. 1,726 Cases, et al., of Canned
Salmon.     Consent   decree   of   condemnation.     Product   released   under 
bond for segregation and destruction of decomposed portion.     (F. & D.
nos.  35873,   36101,  36115,  36116.    Sample nos.  37974-B,  37978-B,  37988-B, 
37998-B, 38016-B, 40408-B, 40410-B, 40411-B, 40425-B, 40427-B.)
These cases involved interstate shipments of canned salmon which was found 
to be in whole or in part decomposed.
On August 2, 5, and 9, 1935, the United States attorney for the Western 
District of Washington, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, 
filed in the district court five libels praying seizure and condemnation of 6,293 
cases of canned salmon at Seattle, Wash., alleging that the article had been 
shipped in interstate commerce on or about June 17, June 21, and July 13, 1935, 
by the First Bank of Cordova, per W. R. Gilbert Co., Inc., from Cordova, 
Alaska, and that it was adulterated in violation of the Food and Drugs Act.
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted in whole or in 
part of a decomposed animal substance.
On August 26, 1935, W. R. Gilbert Co., Inc., Cordova, Alaska, having appeared 
as claimant and having admitted the allegations of the libels and consented to 
a decree, judgment of condemnation and forfeiture was entered and it was 
ordered that the product be released under bond conditioned that the decom- 
posed portion be segregated under the supervision of this Department and 
destroyed.
W. R. GREGG, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.