80753. Adulteration of dried prunes and dried peaches.    IT. S. v. 679 Boxes of 
Dried Prunes, et al.    Default decree of condemnation and destruction.
(F. & D. No. 45388.    Sample Nos. 44284-D to 44289-D, inclusive.)
These products had been shipped in interstate commerce by boat from San 
Francisco, Calif., to Newark, N. J., at which port they were substantially 
damaged as the result of fire in the hold of the ship. When examined the boxes 
were thickly encrusted with dirty clay; some boxes were burned or charred; 
and the fruit was moldy, water-soaked, or filthy.
On May 23, 1939, 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 679 boxes of dried prunes and 17 
boxes of dried peaches remaining unsold and in the original packages at 
Newark, N. J.; alleging that the articles had been shipped on or about March 
2, 1939, from San Francisco, Calif., by Rosenberg Bros. & Co.; and charging 
adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The articles were labeled 
variously: "Iris Brand," "Morning Star Brand," and "Ensign Brand."
Adulteration was alleged in that the articles consisted in whole or in part 
of filthy or decomposed vegetable substances.
On June 29, 1939, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and the products were ordered destroyed.
HARRY L. BROWN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.