893. Adulteration of tomato paste.    IT. S. v. 102 Cases of Tomato Paste.    Con¬
sent decree of condemnation. Product released under bond for segrega- 
tion and destruction of unfit portion. (F. D. C. No. 1576. Sample No. 
85620-D.)
Samples of this product were found to contain fragments of larvae and other 
filth resulting from insect infestation.
On March 7, 1940, the United States attorney for the Southern District of New 
York filed a libel against 102 cases of tomato paste at New York, N. Y., alleging 
that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about October 23, 
1939, by the Ripon Canning Co. from Merced, Calif; and charging that it was 
adulterated in that it consisted of a filthy substance. The article was labeled 
in part: "Norma Brand Pure Tomato Paste * * * Packed in California for 
Norma Packing Co., New York, N. Y."
On June 28, 1940, the Riverbank Canning Co., Riverbank, Calif., claimant, hav- 
ing admitted the allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation was entered, 
and it was ordered that the product be released under bond conditioned that 
any portion thereof which was fit for human consumption be segregated from the 
unfit portion and that the latter be destroyed.
Nos. 894 to 902 (with the exception of 896 report the seizure and disposition 
of tomato products that contained excessive mold, indicating the presence of de- 
composed material. No. 896 reports the judgment in the criminal action based 
on the shipment of tomato puree of which the seizure and disposition is reported 
in No. 897.