582. Adulteration of  oysters.     U.   S.  v.  480  Tins  and   1,440  Tins   of  Oysters.
Default   decree   of  condemnation  and  destruction.     (F.   D.   C.   No.   1692. 
Sample Nos. 3581-E, 3582-E.)
This product contained added water.
On March 23, 1940, the United States attorney for the Western District of 
Pennsylvania filed a libel against 1,920 tins of oysters at Altoona, Pa., 
alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce on or 
about March 18, 1940, by Carol Dryden & Co. from Crisfield, Md.; and 
charging that it was adulterated. It was labeled in part: "Pride of the 
Chesapeake Oysters."
It was alleged to be adulterated in that water had been substituted wholly 
or in part therefor and had been added thereto or mixed or packed therewith 
so as to increase its bulk or weight, to reduce its quality or strength, or to 
make it appear better or of greater value than it was.
On April 10, 1940, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and it was ordered that the product be destroyed.