26878. Adulteration of apples.     U. S. v. 500 Bushels of Apples.     Consent decree
of condemnation. Product released under bond conditioned that 
deleterious substances be removed. (F. & D. no. 38738. Sample no. 
4584-C.)
These apples were contaminated with arsenic and lead.
Qn November 21, 1936, the United States attorney for the Western District 
of-Missouri, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 500 bushels of apples 
at St. Joseph, Mo., alleging that they had been shipped in interstate commerce 
on or about October 6, 7, 8, and 14, 1936, by the Troy Apple Growers Association 
from Troy, Kans., 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, which might have rendered it 
injurious to health.
On December 2, 1936, the Troy Apple Growers Association, Inc., claimant, 
haying admitted the allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation was 
entered and it was ordered that the product be released under bond, conditioned 
that the deleterious substances be removed by washing.
W. R. GREGG, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.