898. Adulteration of canned mackerel.    U. S. v. 17 Cases of Canned Mackerel.
Default  decree   of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction.     (F. D.  C.
No. 1276.    Sample No. 66242-D.)
Examination showed the presence of decomposed mackerel.
On January 6, 1940, the United States attorney for the Middle District of 
North Carolina filed a' libel against 17 cases, each containing 48 cans of canned 
mackerel, at Winston-Salem, N. C, alleging that the article had been shipped 
in interstate commerce on or about October 14, 1939, by the California Marine 
& Curing Packing Corporation from Newport Beach, Calif.; and charging that 
it was adulterated. The product was labeled in part: "Calho Brand California 
Mackerel   *    *    *    Hamilton & Company Los Angeles California Distributors."
On March 11, 1940, no claimant having appeared, a decree of condemnation 
and forfeiture was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.