8350. Adulteration of tomato puree.   U. S. v. 180 Cases of Drehers Tomato Puree.
Consent decree of condemnation.    Product ordered sold as animal feed 
or destroyed.    (F. D. C. No. 6874.   Sample No. 65990-E.)
On February 17, 1942, the United States attorney for the District of Colorado 
filed a libel against 180 cases, each containing 6 No. 10 cans, of tomato puree at 
Denver, Colo., which had been consigned by Blackinton & Sons Canning Co., 
alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about 
December 6, 1941, from Ogden, Utah; 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: (Cans) "Drehers * * *¦ Extra Standard Tomato 
Puree   *    *    *    Packed for the Dreher Pickle Co., Denver, Colorado."
On March 2, 1942, the Perry Canning Co., owner of the product, having signed 
an acceptance of service and authorization for taking of final decree, judgment 
of condemnation was entered and it was ordered that the product be sold by the 
United States marshal to manufacturers of animal feed to be denatured before 
resale by them—otherwise that it be destroyed.