3138. Adulteration of tomato puree.    TJ. S. v. 199 Cases, 91 Cases, and 132 Cases
of Tomato   Puree.    Default decrees of condemnation and destruction.
(F. D. C. Nos. 6646, 7452.    Sample Nos. 79603-E. 80079-E, 80080-E.)
On January 2 and May 2, 1942, the United States attorneys for the Eastern 
District of Kentucky and the Southern District of Ohio filed libels against 199 
cases of tomato puree at Covington, Ky. and 223 cases at Hamilton, Ohio, 
alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about 
November 18, 1941, and March 9, 1942, by the Ladoga Canning Co., from 
Lebanon, Ind.; and charging that it was adulterated in that it consisted wholly 
or in part of a decomposed substance. The article was labeled in part: (Cans) 
"Sugar Loaf Tomato Puree"; or "Ladoga Brand Tomato Puree"; or "Freco 
Brand Tomato Puree."
On January 26 and June 11, 1942, no claimant having appeared, judgments 
of condemnation-were entered and the product was ordered destroyed.