28394. Adulteration of apples and pears.    U. S. v. 75 Bushels of Pears and 27
Bushels of Apples.    Default decrees of condemnation and destruction.
(F. & D. Nos. 40884, 40936.    Sample Nos. 49775-C, 49892-C.)
These products were contaminated with arsenic and lead.
On August 27 and October 6, 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 75 bushels of pears 
and 27 bushels of apples at Chicago, Ill., alleging that the articles had been 
shipped in interstate commerce on or about August 17 and September 26, 1937, 
by Bangor Fruit Growers Exchange from Bangor, Mich., and charging adultera- 
tion in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The articles were labeled in part: 
"Bangor Fruit Growers Exchange   Bangor Michigan."
They were alleged to be adulterated in that they contained added poisonous 
or deleterious ingredients, arsenic and lead, which might have rendered them 
harmful to health.
On October 15 and November 5, 1937, no claimant having appeared, the 
products were condemned and ordered destroyed.
HARRY L. BROWN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.