27652. Adulteration of  tomato  paste.     V.   S.  v.  355   Cases  of  Tomato   Paste.
Default decree of condemnation and destruction. (F. & D. No. 35476. 
Sample No. 1S075-B.) 
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This product contained filth resulting from'the use of worm- and insect- 
infested fruit
On May 10, 1935, the United States attorney for the Southern District of 
Florida, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district 
court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 355 cases of tomato paste at 
Miami, Fla., alleging that the artiele had been shipped in interstate commerce 
on or about April 5, 1935, by Howard Terminal from Oakland, Calif., and 
charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act The article was 
labeled in part: (Can) "Paradise Brand Tomato Paste, * * * Packed by 
Bisceglia Brothers Canning Co. Main Offices & Packing Plant, San Jose, Cal."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted wholly or in part 
of a filthy vegetable substance.
On July 12,1937, the answer of Bisceglia Bros. Canning Co., the sole intervenor, 
having been withdrawn, judgment of condemnation was entered and the product 
was ordered destroyed.
M. L, WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.