8101. Adulteration of canned sliced beets.    U. S. v. 53 Cases of Canned Beets.
Consent decree "of condemnation and destruction.     (F.  D.  C. No.  6835. 
Sample No. 65949-E.)
Examination showed that this product was undergoing progressive spoilage.
On February 11, 1942, the United States attorney for the District t of Colorado
filed a libel against 53 cases of canned beets at Denver. Colo., which had been
consigned by the Marshall Canning Go. of Texas, alleging that. the .article 
had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about June 24, .1941, from 
Sugarland, Tex.; and charging that it was adulterated in that it consisted 
wholly or in part of a decomposed substance. It was labeled in part: "Marshall. 
Sliced Beets Contents 6 Lb. 8 Oz. Distributed By Marshall Food Products Co. 
Marshalltown, Iowa."
On February 24, 1942, Marshall Canning Co., claimant, having consented to 
the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was entered and the product 
was ordered destroyed.