26429. Adulteration of  canned sardines.     TJ.  S. v.  7 Cases,  et al.,  of Sardines.
Default decrees of condemnation and destruction.     (F. & D. nog.  38187 
to 38191, incl.    Sample nos. 8628-C to 8632-C, incl.)
These cases involved canned sardines that contained an excessive amount 
of lead.
On August 19, 1936, the United States attorneys for the Southern and 
Eastern Districts of New York, acting upon reports by the Secretary of Agri- 
culture, filed in their respective district courts libels praying seizure and 
condemnation of 13 cases of canned sardines at New York, N. Y., and 2 cases 
of canned sardines at Brooklyn, N. Y., alleging that the article had been 
shipped in interstate commerce on or about March 21, 1986, by Coelho Bros., 
from Providence, R. I., and charging adulteration in violation of the Food and
Drugs Act.   The article was labeled in part: "Skinless and Boneless Portuguese 
Sardines    *    *    *    Greatness Brand."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it contained an added 
deleterious ingredient, lead, which might have rendered it harmful to health.
On September 2 and September 18, 1936, no claimant having appeared, judg- 
ments of condemnation were entered and it was ordered that the product be 
destroyed.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.