26019. Adulteration of canned salmon.     IT. S. v. 1,956 Cases of Canned Salmon.
Consent decree of condemnation.    Product released under bond.    (F. &
D. no. 37353.    Sample nos. 64969-B, 65135-B.)
This case involved shipment of canned salmon that was in part decomposed.
On March 12, 1936, the United States attorney for the Western District of 
Washington, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 1,956 cases of 
unlabeled cans of pink salmon at Seattle, Wash., alleging that the article had 
been shipped in interstate commerce on or about August 6, 1935, by the Herbert 
L. Dominici Cannery, from Uyak, Alaska, and charging adulteration in violation. 
of the Food and Drugs Act
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted in whole or in 
part of a decomposed animal substance.
On March 18, 1936, H. T. Dominici having appeared as claimant for the 
article and having consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and it was ordered that the product be released under bond con- 
ditioned that it not be disposed of in violation of the Food and Drugs Act.
W. B. GREGG, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.