27998. Adulteration of apples. V. S. v. 23 Bushels of Apples. Consent decree of condemnation and destruction. (F. & D. No. 40585. Sample No. 49755-C.) This product was contaminated with arsenic and lead. On October 4, 1937, 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 23 bushels of apples at Chi- cago, Ill., alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about September 27, 1937, by Ed Pudell from Sodus, 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 or deleterious ingredients, arsenic and lead, which might have rendered it harmful to health. On October 26, 1937, the claimant having consented to the entry of a decree, the product was condemned and ordered destroyed. HARRY L. BROWN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture. ,