29726. Adulteration of tomato  catsup.    U.  S. v. 250 Cases of Tomato Catsup.
Default  decree of condemnation and destruction.     (F.  & D.  No.  44088 
Sample No. 42916-D.)
This product contained excessive mold.
On October 7, 1938, the United States attorney for the Western District of 
Pennsylvania, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in 
the district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 250 cases of 
tomato catsup at Bradford, Pa.; alleging that the article had been shipped 
in interstate commerce on or about August 18, 1938, by Farm King Packing Co., 
Inc., from Fredonia, N. X.; and charging adulteration in violation of the 
Food and Drugs Act. The article was labeled in part: "Handy Brand Pure 
Fancy Catsup."
It was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted wholly or in part of a 
decomposed vegetable substance,
On November 23, 1938, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemna- 
tion was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.