4838. Adulteration of canned tomatoes.    IT. S. v. 67 Cases of Canned Tomatoes.
Decree of Condemnation.    Product ordered released under bond for seg- 
regation and destruction of unfit portion.    (F. D. C. No. 9441.    Sample No.
7987-F.) 
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This product was undergoing active spoilage.
On February 26, 1943, the United States attorney for the District of Minne- 
sota filed a libel against 67 cases of canned tomatoes at St. Paul, Minn., alleging 
that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about September 
30,1942; and charging that it was adulterated in that it consisted wholly or in 
part of a decomposed substance. The article was labeled in part: "Stonewall 
Brand Tomatoes   *   *   *   Distributed by Griggs, Cooper & Co., St. Paul, Minn."
On April 5, 1943, Griggs, Cooper & Co., having appeared as claimant and 
having admitted the allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation was 
entered and the product was ordered released under bond, conditioned that it 
should, not be sold or otherwise disposed of in violation of the law. The unfit 
portion was segregated from the good portion and destroyed.
Nos. 48S9 to 4849 report actions involving tomato products that were 
.adulterated in that they contained mold, indicating the presence of decomposed 
/material.