2230. Adulteration of canned sweetpotatoes, carrots and peas, lima beans, vege¬
table soup, and tomato soup. V. S. v. 346 Dozen Cans of Mashed Sweet- 
potatoes,    et   al.    Default    decree    of   condemnation   and   destruction.
(F. D. C. No. 5081.    Sample Nos. 69191-E to 69197-E, incl.)
Examination showed that the inside surface of the cans containing these 
products was corroded and that the contents had a metallic and astringent taste. 
All of the cans were unlabeled.
On July 11, 1941, the United States attorney for the Southern District of New 
York filed a libel against 346 dozen cans of dry-pack mashed sweetpotatoes, 470 
dozen cans of sirup-pack whole sweetpotatoes, 133 cases each containing 6 cans 
of carrots and peas, 290 cases each containing 24 cans of mixed lima beans, 299 
cases each containing 24 cans of tiny lima beans, 249 cases each containing 48 
cans of vegetable soup, and 249 cases each containing 48 cans of tomato soup at 
New York, N. Y., alleging that the articles had been shipped within the period 
from on or about February 17 to on or about March 28, 1941, by G. L. Webster 
Co., Inc., from Cheriton, Va.; and charging that they were adulterated in that 
they consisted in whole or in part of decomposed substances and were otherwise 
unfit for food.
On September 10, 1941, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemna- 
tion was entered and the products were ordered destroyed.