26323. Adulteration of tomato puree. TJ. S. v. Joe Curtis Dunn (La Feria 
Canning   Co.).     Plea   of  guilty.     Fine,  $100  and  costs.     (F.  & D.  no.
35970.    Sample no. 33091-B.)
This case was based on a shipment of tomato puree that contained excessive 
mold.
On October 3, 1935, the United States attorney for the Southern District 
of Texas, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court an information against Joe Curtis Dunn, trading as the La 
Feria Canning Co., La Feria, Tex., alleging shipment by said defendant in 
violation of the Food and Drugs Act, on or about January 24, 1935, from the 
State of Texas into the State of Oklahoma, of a quantity of tomato puree 
which was adulterated. The article was labeled in part: "Valley Red 
Brand * * * Tomato Puree * * * Packed By La Feria Canning Com- 
pany, La Feria, Texas."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted largely of a 
decomposed vegetable substance.
On December 2, 1935, the defendant entered a plea of guilty and the court 
imposed a fine of $100 and costs.
R. G. TUGWELL, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.