1471. Adulteration of tomato catsup.   U. S. v. 148 and 75 Cases of Tomato Catsup
(and 4 other seizure actions against tomato catsup). Judgments of 
condemnation. Portion of product destroyed. Remainder ordered re- 
leased under bond for salvaging of containers and destruction of con- 
tents. (F. D. C. Nos. 1273, 1422, 1443, 1463, 1780. Sample Nos. 66737-D, 
66738-D, 66739-D, 84277-D, 84279-D, 16028-B, 16029-B.)
Between January 11 and April 11, 1940, the United States attorneys for the 
Western District of Missouri, the District of Kansas, and the Western District 
of Oklahoma filed libels against 223 cases of tomato catsup at Springfield, Mo.; 
928 cases at Coffeyille, Kans.; 127 cases at Wichita, Kans.; and 1,495 cases at 
Lawton, Okla., alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce 
within the period from on or about January 21 to on or about December 27, 1939, 
by the Frazier Packing Corporation from Elwood, Ind.; and charging that it was 
adulterated in that it consisted in whole or in part of a decomposed substance. 
The article was labeled in part: "Frazier's Tomato Catsup." 
On February 8,1940, no claimant having appeared for the lot seized at Spring- 
s field, Mo., judgment of condemnation was entered and the product was ordered 
) destroyed. On March 5 and May 28, 1940, the Frazier Packing Corporation, 
claimant in the remaining actions, having admitted the allegations of the libels, 
judgments of condemnation were entered, and the product was ordered released 
under bond for destructionof the catsup and salvaging of the bottles and eases. 
On June 19,1940, the decree filed in the Western District of Oklahoma was modi- 
fied to provide for destruction of the goods, the claimant having failed to execute 
the bond and having consented to such destruction.