28418. Adulteration of apples. U. S. v. 26 Bushels of Apples. Consent decree of condemnation and destruction. (F. & D. No. 40979. Sample No. 67715-C.) This product was contaminated with arsenic and lead. On November 15, 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 26 bushels of apples at Chicago, Ill., alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate com- merce on or about November 8, 1937, from Benton Harbor, Mich., by Frank Dremon to himself at Chicago, Ill., and charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article was labeled in part: "F Alton R-2 Benton Harbor, Mich." It was alleged to be adulterated in that it contained added poisonous or deleterious ingredients, arsenic and lead, which might have rendered it harm- ful to health. On December 8, 1937, the shipper having consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed. HARRY L. BROWN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.