2050. Adulteration of raspberry jam and pineapple jam.     U. S. v. 10 Cases and
10 Cases of Raspberry Jam and 15 Cases of Pineapple Jam. Default 
decrees of condemnation and destruction. (F. D. C. Nos. 3756, 3886. Sam- 
ple Nos. 36769-E, 36770-E, 36776-E.) «
Examination of samples of these products showed the presence of rodent 
hairs, insects, and insect fragments. A portion of the product also contained 
worms, flakes of paint, and nondescript dirt.
On February 5 and 28, 1941, the United States attorney for the District 
of Massachusetts filed libels against 10 cases each containing 6 No. 10 cans, and 
10 cases each containing 12 cans of raspberry jam, and 15 cases each containing 
24 jars of pineapple jam at Boston, Mass., alleging that the articles had been
shipped on or about December 27, 1940, by R. U. Delapenha & Co., Inc., from 
Poughkeepsie, N. Y.; and charging that they were adulterated. They were 
labeled in part: "Overland Brand Raspberry Jam * * * 8 Lbs. 8 Oz. [or 
"4 Lbs. 8 Oz."]"; and "Overland Pineapple Jam    *   *   *   1 Lb."
The articles were alleged to be adulterated in that they consisted in whole 
or in part of filthy substances; and in that they had been prepared under insani- 
tary conditions whereby they might have become contaminated with filth.
On March 3 and April 14, 1941, no claimant having appeared, judgments of 
condemnation were entered and the products were ordered destroyed.