588. Adulteration of  frozen  shrimp.     TJ.  S. v.  810 Pounds  and 330 Pounds  of
Frozen    Shrimp.      Default    decree    of   condemnation   and   destruction.
(F. D. C. No. 1540.    Sample Nos. 86118-D, 86119-D.)
On February 29, 1940, the United States attorney for the Southern District 
of New York filed a libel against 1,140 pounds of frozen shrimp at New York, 
N. Y., alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce within 
the period from on or about July 26 to on or about September 12, 1939, by 
various shippers from Berwick and Morgan City, La.; Southport, N. C.; 
Port Royal, S. C.; and Apalachicola, Fla. The shipments had been made by 
J. R. Hardy, Jr., from Berwick and Morgan City, La.; Colonial Shrimp Co. 
from Southport, N. C.; A. A. Fagan from Port Royal, S. C.; and Rice Bros. 
Packing Co. from Apalachicola, Fla.
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted in whole or in 
part of a decomposed substance.
On March 15, 1940, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.