890. Adulteration of  tomato   catsup  and  tomato  puree.     IT.   S.  v.   67  Gases  of
Tomato Gatsup and 50 Cases of Tomato Puree. Default decree of con- 
demnation and destruction. (F. D. C. Nos. 1633, 1634. Sample Nos. 97239-D. 
97240-D.)
Both products contained excessive mold indicating the presence of decomposed 
material. The catsup also contained fragments of insect larvae and other filth 
resulting from insect infestation.
On Mares 16, 1940, the United States attorney for the District of Nebraska 
filed a libel against 67 cases of tomato, catsup and 50 cases of tomato puree at 
Scottsbluff, Nebr., alleging that the articles had been shipped in interstate com- 
merce on or about October 7, 1939, from Delta, Colo., by the Delta Canning Co.; 
and charging that they were adulterated. The articles were labeled in part: 
"Town Talk No. 10 Special Hotel Pack Tomato Catsup [or "Tomato Puree"] 
*    *   *   Packed for the Stone-Hall Co. Denver, Colo."
Both products were alleged to be adulterated in that they consisted wholly or in 
part of decomposed substances. The catsup was alleged to be adulterated further 
in that it consisted wholly or in part of a filthy substance.
On June 10,1940, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation was 
entered and the products were ordered destroyed.