26087. Adulteration of canned salmon. U. S. v. 10,433 and 632 Cases of Canned 
Salmon. Consent decree of condemnation. Product released under 
bond. (F. & D. nos. 37687, 37692. Sample nos. 66887-B, 73451-B, 73453-B, 
73458-B.)
These cases involved shipments of canned salmon that was in part decom- 
posed.
On April 27 and April 28, 1936, the United States attorney for the Western 
District of Washington, acting upon reports by the Secretary of Agriculture, 
filed in the district court libels praying seizure and condemnation of 11,065 
cases of canned salmon at Seattle, Wash., alleging that the article had been 
Shipped in interstate commerce on or about August 21, 1935, by San Juan Fish- 
ing & Packing Co., from Port San Juan, Alaska, and charging adulteration in 
violation of the Food and Drugs Act. A portion of the article was labeled in 
part: (Case) "Black Top Brand Select Pink Salmon Distributed by Kelley- 
Clarke Company Seattle Washington"; (can) "Black Top Brand Select Pink 
Salmon."   The remainder was unlabeled.
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted in whole or in 
part of a decomposed animal substance.
On May 15, 1936, the San Juan Fishing & Packing Co., claimant, having ad- 
mitted the allegations of the libels and the cases having been consolidated, 
judgment of condemnation was entered and it was ordered that the product be 
released under bond conditioned that it not be disposed of in violation of the 
Food and Drugs Act
W. R. GBEGG, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.