27962. Adulteration of crab  apples  and apples.     U.   S.  v.  14 Bushels  of  Crab
Apples and 31 Bushels of Apples. Consent decrees of condemnation and 
destruction.    (F. & D. Nos. 40435, 40442.    Sample Nos. 59139-C, 59141-C.)
These products were contaminated with arsenic and lead.
On September 21,1937, the United States attorney for the Northern District of 
Illinois, acting upon reports by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district 
court libels praying seizure and condemnation of 14 bushels of crab apples and 
31 bushels of apples at Chicago, Ill., alleging that the articles had been shipped 
in interstate commerce on September 14 and 15, 1937, by Amiel F. Dass from 
Bridgman, Mich., and charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs 
Act. The articles were labeled respectively: "Hyslop Crabs Stanley Madej R. 2 
Bravo, Mich."; and "Wealthy Packed by Coloma Orchard * * * Coloma, 
Michigan."
They were alleged to be adulterated in that they contained poisonous or 
deleterious ingredients, arsenic and lead, which might have rendered them 
harmful to health.
On September 21, 1937, the claimant having consented to the entry of decrees, 
the products were condemned and ordered destroyed.
HAEET L. BROWN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.