85510. Adulteration of  quinces.     U.  S.  v.  528 Bushels  of Quinces.     Decree of
condemnation.    Product released under bond.    (F. & D. no. 36775.    Sam- 
ple no. 40054-B.)
This case involved a shipment of quinces which were contaminated with 
arsenic and lead.
On October 14, 1935, the United States attorney for the District of Columbia, 
acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed In the Supreme 
Court of the District of Columbia, holding a district court, a libel praying 
seizure and condemnation of 528 bushels of quinces at Washington, D. C, al- 
leging that the article had been shipped in Interstate commerce on or about 
October 5, 1935, by the American Fruit Growers, from Lockport, N. Y.f and 
charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article was 
labeled in part: "Tip Top Quinces."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it contained added poisonous 
or deleterious ingredients, arsenic and lead, which might have rendered It 
dangerous to health.
On October 16, 1935, the American Fruit Growers, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa., hav- 
ing appeared as claimant judgment of condemnation was entered and it was 
ordered that the product be released under bond, conditioned that the deleterious 
substances be removed.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.