645. Adulteration of tomato puree.    U. S. v. 86 Cases of Tomato Puree.    Default
decree of condemnation and destruction. (F. D. C. No. 1802. Sample 
Nos. 9388-E, 9522-E.)
On April 11, 1940, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of 
Louisiana filed a libel against 86 cases of tomato puree at New Orleans, La., 
alleging that the article.had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about 
February 21, 1940, by Michigan Fruit Canners, Inc., from Benton Harbor, Mich.; 
and charging that it consisted wholly or in part of a decomposed substance. 
The article was labeled in part: (Cans) "Fruit Belt Puree Tomatoes."
On May 15, 1940, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.