27118. Adulteration of apples.    U. S. v. 73 Boxes of Apples.    Consent  decree
entered.     Product released under bond.     (F. & D. no. 39215.    Sample no. 
40965-C.)
This product was contaminated with lead.
On March 3, 1937, the United States attorney for the Southern District 
of California, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in 
the district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 73 boxes of 
apples at Los Angeles, Calif., alleging that they had been shipped in interstate 
commerce on or about January 28, 1937, by the Pacific Fruit & Produce Co., 
from Dryden, Wash., and charging adulteration in violation of the Food and 
Drugs Act. The article was labeled in part: "Tyee Brand Washington Ap- 
ples * * * shipped by Wenatchee Apple Distributors, Wenatchee, Wash- 
ington."
It was alleged to be adulterated in that it contained an added poisonous or 
deleterious ingredient, lead, which might have rendered it injurious to health.
On March 5, 1937, Western Fruit Jobbers, Inc., Los Angeles, Calif., claimant, 
having consented to condemnation of the product, a decree was entered order- 
ing the apples released under bond subject to reconditioning. On March 23, 
1937, the claimant having complied with the terms of the decree, the court 
ordered that the release be made permanent and the bond exonerated.
W. R. GREGG, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.