1313. Adulteration of tomato soup.    IT. S. v. 39 Cases and 59 Cases of Tomato
Soup.    Default decree of condemnation and destruction.     (F. D. C. Nos. 
2146, 2147.    Sample Nos. 12476-E, 12477-E.)
This product contained excessive mold, indicating the presence of decomposed 
material.
On June 3, 1940, the United States attorney for the Western District of Wash- 
ington filed a libel against 98 cases of tomato soup at Bellingham, Wash., alleg- 
ing that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about April 
26, 1940, by the Sunnyvale Packing Co. from San Francisco, Calif.; and charg- 
ing that it was adulterated in that it consisted in whole or in part of a decom- 
posed substance. The article was labeled in part: (Cans) "Rancho California 
Tomato Soup Condensed."
On September 11, 1940, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemna- 
tion was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.
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