29301. Adulteration of apple butter.    U. S. v. 74 Cases, 34% Cartons, and 49%
Cases of Apple Butter. Default decree of condemnation and destruc- 
tion. (F. & D. Nos. 41476, 41477, 41478. Sample Nos. 45059-C, 45060-C, 
On January 21, 1938, the United States attorney for the Northern District 
of California, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in 
the district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 158 cases and 
cartons of apple butter at Sacramento, Calif.; alleging that the article had 
been shipped in interstate commerce in part on or about May 7, 1937, by 
Preserves & Honey, Inc., and in part on or about July 30, 1937, by Hecker 
Products Corporation from New York, N. Y.; and charging adulteration in 
violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article was labeled in part: "H & H 
Brand Pure Apple Butter * * * Preserves & Honey Inc. [or "Hecker 
Products Corporation"] New York, N. Y."
It was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted wholly or in part of a 
filthy^ vegetable substance.
OnFebruary 21, 1938, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemna- 
tion was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.
HARRY L. BROWN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.