30862. Adulteration of strawberry preserves.    TT. S. -v. 39 Cans and  101 Jars
of Strawberry Preserves.    Default decree of condemnation and destruc- 
tion.     (F. & D. Nos. 44987, 44988.    Sample Nos. 89461-D, 39462-D.)
Examination of this product showed the presence of moldy fruit.
On March 10, 1939, the United States attorney for the Western District of 
Washington, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in 
the district court a libel, and subsequently an amended libel, praying seizure 
and condemnation of 39 cans and 101 jars of strawberry preserves at Longview, 
Wash, j alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce on 
or about August 1, 1938, by Kerr Conserving Co. from Portland, Oreg.; and 
charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article 
was labeled in part: "Kerr's Pure Preserves Strawberry."
It was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted in whole or in part 
of a decomposed vegetable substance.
On August 19, 1939, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and the product was ordered destroyed,
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.