25990. Adulteration of  canned  salmon.     IT.  S.  v.  354  Cases,  et  al.,  of   Canned
Salmon. Decrees of condemnation and forfeiture. Portion released 
under bond conditioned that decomposed salmon be destroyed. Re- 
mainder ordered destroyed unconditionally. (F. & D. nos. 37195, 37339. 
Sample nos. 29917-B, 50899-B, 50900-B, 50901-B.)
These cases involved shipments of canned salmon that was in part decom- 
posed.
On February 25, 1936, the United States attorney for the Southern District 
of New York, acting upon reports by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court libels praying seizure and condemnation of three shipments 
involving 354, 488, and 656 cases, respectively, of canned salmon at New 
York, N. Y. On March 13, 1936, a libel was filed in the Northern District of 
Alabama against 118 cases of canned salmon at Birmingham, Ala. The libels 
alleged that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about 
October 10 and December 21, 1935, from Seattle, Wash., by William W. 
Morse (William W. Morse Co.), and that it was adulterated in violation 
of the Food and Drugs Act. A portion of the article was labeled: "King's 
Taste Pink Salmon * * * Vacuum Packed for Lighthouse Packing Co. 
Point Roberts, Washington, U. S. A." The remainder was labeled: "Sprite 
Brand Select Pink Salmon   *    *    *   Farwest Fishermen, Inc., Seattle, Wash."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted in whole or in 
part of a decomposed animal substance.
On May 29, 1936, William W. Morse, acting as agent for the Quality Sea- 
food Packing Co. and for the Lighthouse Packing Co., claimants, respec- 
tively, in two proceedings involving 842 cases of the King's Taste brand 
seized at New York, N. Y., having admitted the allegations of the libels, judg- 
ments of condemnation were entered and the product involved in said pro- 
ceedings was ordered released under bonds for segregation and destruction of 
the unfit portion. On May 29, 1936, an order having been entered providing 
for withdrawal of the claim in the remaining proceeding in New York, 
involving 656 cases of the King's Taste brand, judgment of condemnation I 
was entered and it was ordered that the product involved in said proceeding 
be  destroyed  and  that   costs  be   taxed  against   the   claimant,   William  W.
Marine.    On April 24, 1936, no claim having been filed for the lot seized at 

.Birmingham, Ala., judgment of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction was 
entered.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.