29924. Adulteration of dried prunes.    T7.  S. v. 15 Cases and IS Cases of Dried
Prunes.    Default  decree  of condemnation and  destruction.     (F.  & D.
No. 43676.    Sample No. 27573-D.)
This product, which had been shipped in interstate commerce and remained 
unsold and in the original packages at the time of examination, was found to be 
insect-infested.
On September 2, 1938, the United States attorney for the Northern District of 
Texas, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the dis- 
trict court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 33 cases of prunes at 
Amarillo, Tex.; alleging that the article had been shipped on or about March 
25, 1938, by the California Packing Corporation from Fresno, Calif.; and 
charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article was 
labeled in part:  "Calpack Fruits    *    *    *   Comet Brand   *    *    *   Prunes."
It was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted wholly or in part of a 
filthy vegetable substance, since it was insect-infested.
On October 10, 1938, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.
HAEET L. BROWN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.