26695. Adulteration of Seckel pears.    U. S. v. 31 Bushels of Seckel Pears.    De¬
fault   decree   of  condemnation  and  destruction.    (F.   &   D.   no.   38396. 
Sample no. 14237-C.)
This case involved Seckel pears which were contaminated with arsenic and 
lead.
On September 11, 1936, the United States attorney for the Northern District 
of Illinois, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 31 bushels of Seckel 
pears at Chicago, Ill., alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate 
commerce on or about September 1, 1936, by Arlie Overhiser from South Haven, 
Mich., and charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act.
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it contained added poisonous 
and deleterious ingredients, arsenic and lead, in amounts which might have 
rendered it injurious to health.
On November 20, 1936, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemna- 
tion was entered and it was ordered that the product be destroyed.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.