30684. Adulteration of canned frozen whole eggs.    TT. S. v. 1,000 Cans of Frozen
Whole Eggs.     Consent decree  of condemnation.    Product ordered re- 
leased under bond.    (F. & D. No. 45229.    Sample No. 43540-D.)
This product had been shipped in interstate commerce and remained unsold 
and in the original packages. At the time of examination it was found to 
be in part decomposed.
On April 22, 1939, 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 1,000 cans of frozen 
whole eggs at Oakland, Calif.; alleging that the article had been shipped on 
or about April 14, 1939, from Fort Worth, Tex., by Merchants Cold Storage 
Co., Inc.; and charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act.
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted wholly or in 
part of a decomposed and putrid animal substance.
On May 16, 1939, Swift & Co. having appeared as claimant and having con- 
sented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was entered. The 
product was taken down under bond, conditioned that the good' portion be 
segregated from the bad and that the former only be released.
HAEBT L. BROWN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.