25861. Adulteration of canned tuna.    IT. S. v. 8 and 17 Cases of Canned Tuna.
Default deerees of condemnation and destruction.     (F. & D. nos. 35471, 
35484.    Sample nos. 15878-B, 15881-B.)
These cases involved shipments of canned tuna which was in part decomposed.
On May 8 and May 10, 1935, the United States attorney for the District of 
Arizona, acting upon reports by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the dis- 
trict court libels praying seizure and condemnation of 8 and 17 cases, more or 
less, of canned tuna respectively at Phoenix, Ariz., alleging that the article 
had been shipped in interstate commerce between the dates of October 1, 1934, 
and April 20, 1935, by Haas Baruch & Co., from Los Angeles, Calif., and charg- 
ing adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article was 
labeled variously: "Black and White California Fancy Tuna. Net Contents 
Three and One Fourth Oz. Haas Baruch and Company, Los Angeles, Cali- 
fornia, Distributors"; "Quail Brand Tuna Net Contents Three and One Half 
Ozs.   Haas Baruch and Company, Los Angeles, California, Distributors."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted wholly or in 
part of a decomposed animal substance.
On September 17,1935, no claimants having appeared, judgments of condemna- 
tion were entered and it was ordered that the product be destroyed.
W. R. GREGG, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.