5719. Adulteration of apples.    17. S. v. 481 Bushel Baskets of Mcintosh Apples.
Consent decree of condemnation. Product ordered released under bond 
to be brought into compliance with the law. (F. D. C. No. 11033. Sample 
No. 8420-F.)
On October 9, 1943, the United States attorney for the Northern District of 
Iowa filed a libel against 481 bushel baskets of Mcintosh apples at Dubuque, Iowa, 
alleging that the article, consigned by George W. Haxton & Son, had been shipped 
in interstate commerce on or about September 22, 1943, from Barker, N. Y.; and 
charging that it was adulterated in that it contained added poisonous or dele- 
terious substances, arsenic and lead, which might have rendered it injurious to 
health.
On October 30,1943, George W. Haxton & Son, Oakfield, N. Y., claimant, having 
admitted the allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation was entered and 
the product was ordered released under bond to be brought into compliance with 
the law under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration.