30937. Adulteration of frozen fish.    U. S. v. 209 Cartons of Birdseye Red Perth
Fillets.     Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction.
(F. & D. No. 45364.    Sample No. 65223-D.)
This product was shipped in interstate commerce, and at the time of sampling 
was in the original packages. Examination showed the presence of decomposed 
fish.
On May 19, 1939, the United States attorney for the Southern District of 
Indiana, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district 
court an information against 209 cartons of Birdseye Red Perch Fillets at 
Indianapolis, Ind.; alleging that the article had been shipped on or about April 29, 
1933, by Frosted Foods Sales Corporation from Boston, Mass.; and charging 
adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act.
The product was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted in whole or 
in part of a decomposed animal substance.
On November 7, 1939, no claimant having appeared, a decree of condemnation, 
forfeiture, and destruction was entered.
GBOVEB B. Hnx, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.