25988. Adulteration and misbranding of canned musbrooms. V. S. v. 8 Cartons, 
38 Cartons, and 10 Cartons of Canned Musbrooms. Default decrees of 
condemnation and destruction. (F. & D. nos. 37165, 37166, 37167. Sample 
nos. 53426-B, 53427-B, 53428-B.)
These cases involved interstate shipments of canned mushrooms that consisted 
of mushroom peelings and trimmings containing discolored and decomposed 
material.
On February 6, 1936, the United States attorney for the District of Oregon, 
acting upon reports by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district court 
three libels praying seizure and condemnation of 56 cartons of canned mush- 
rooms at Portland, Oreg., alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate 
commerce on or about December 24, 1935, and January 3, 1936, by the Great 
Western Mushroom Co., from Denver, Colo., and that it was adulterated and 
misbranded in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article, contained in, 
cans, was labeled: "4S Brand Mushrooms 8 oz. Net Drained Weight Slices and, 
Stems for Sauces and Such. The Great Western Mushroom Company, Denver, \ 
Colorado."
The article was alleged to be adulterated (1) in that peelings and trimmings 
containing discolored and decomposed material had been mixed and packed with 
the article so as to reduce, lower, or injuriously affect its quality; (2) in that 
mushroom peelings and trimmings had been substituted for the article; and (3) 
in that it consisted in whole or in part of a decomposed or putrid vegetable sub- 
stance. The article was alleged to be misbranded in that the statement on the 
label, "Slices and Stems", was false and misleading and tended to deceive and 
mislead the purchaser when applied to an article that did not consist of slices.
On April 13, 1936, no claimant having appeared, judgments of condemnation 
were entered and it was ordered that the product be destroyed.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.