26331. Adulteration of canned salmon.     U.  S. v.  220 Cases of Canned Salmon.
Consent decree entered.     Product released under bond.     (F. & D. 37690. 
Sample nos. 73223-B, 73252-B.)
This case involved canned salmon that was in part decomposed.
On April 29, 1936, the United States attorney for the District of Idaho, 
acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district court 
a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 220 cases of salmon at Boise, 
Idaho, alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce on 
or about September 12, 1935 by the Washington Fish & Oyster Co., from 
Seattle, Wash., and charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs 
Act The article was labeled in part: "Bay Beauty Brand Select Alaska Pink 
Salmon."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted in whole or 
in part of a decomposed animal substance.
On June 13, 1936, the Washington Fish & Oyster Co., having appeared as 
claimant and having consented to the entry of a decree, judgment was entered 
ordering that the product be released under bond conditioned that it should 
not be sold or disposed of in violation of the Food and Drugs Act.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.