6110. Adulteration of crab meat.    U. S. v. 1 Barrel of Crab Meat  (and 1 addi¬
tional seizure action involving- crab meat). Default decree of condemna- 
tion. Product ordered delivered for the use of the National Zoological 
Park.    (F. D. C. Nos. 12675, 12681.    Sample Nos. 28876-F, 35090-F.)
LIBELS FILED :   June 12,1944, District of Columbia.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:  On or about June 6 and 7, 1944, by the Gale Packing Co.,
from Palatka, Fla. 
PRODUCT:   3 barrels containing a total of 197   1-pound cans of crab meat at
Washington, D. C. 
LABEL IN PART:   "Lake George Brand   *   *   *   De Luxe [or "Claw"] Crab
Meat   *   *    *   Gale & Co., Palatka, Fla."
VIOLATIONS CHARGED: Adulteration, Section 402 (\a) (3), the product consisted 
in whole or in part of a filthy substance by reason ,of the presence of E. Coll., 
an organism which indicates pollution of fecal origin; and, Section 402 (a) 
(4), it had been prepared or packed under insanitary conditions whereby it 
might have become contaminated with filth.
DISPOSITION: July 11, 1944. No claimant having appeared, judgments of 
condemnation were entered, and the product was ordered delivered for the 
use of the National Zoological Park.