28874. Adulteration of canned peas.   XJ. S. v. 129 Cases of Canned Peas.   Default
decree of condemnation and destruction.     (F. & D. No. 41654.    Sample 
No. 1593-D.)
Examination of this product showed the presence of decomposed peas.
On February 8, 1938, the United States attorney for the District of New 
Jersey, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district 
¦court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 129 cases of canned peas at 
Atlantic City, N. J., alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate 
•commerce on or about June 24, 1937, from Aberdeen, Md., by C. W. Baker & 
Sons, for Lineboro Canning Co., Lineboro, Pa., and charging adulteration in 
violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article was labeled in part: "Baker's 
Brand Early June Peas * * * Distributors C. W. Baker & Sons, Aberdeen, 
Md."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted in whole or in 
part of a decomposed vegetable substance.
On April 4, 1938, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation was 
entered and the product was ordered destroyed.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.