26643. Adulteration of apples.    V. S. v. 381 Boxes, et al., of Fresh Apples.    Con¬
sent  decree  of  condemnation.     Product  ordered released under bond.
(F. & D. no. 38701.    Sample nos. 24571-C, 24573-C.)
This case involved fresh apples that were contaminated with arsenic and 
lead.
On November 5, 1936, the United States attorney for the Northern District 
of California, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 430 boxes of fresh 
apples at San Francisco, Calif., alleging that the article had been shipped 
In interstate commerce on or about October 26, 1936, by Duckwall Bros., Inc., 
from Hood River, Oreg., and charging adulteration in violation of the Food 
and Drugs Act.
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it contained added poison- 
ous or deleterious substances, arsenic and lead.
On November 10, 1936, J. F. Hunt & Co. having appeared as claimant 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 condi- 
tioned that it should not be disposed of in violation of the law.
M. Ii. WILSON, ncvmg isecreiary or agriculture.