6533. Adulteration of tomato relish and cucumber relish.    U. S. v. 332 Cases
of Tomato Relish and 100 Cases of Cucumber Relish. Decrees of con- 
demnation. Products ordered released under bond. (F. D. C. No. 11480. 
Sample Nos. 41418-F, 41419-F.)
LIBELS FILED :   December 23, 1943, Southern District of Texas.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about September 22 and October 7, 1943, by the 
Mayfair Food Products Co., from Chicago, Ill.
PRODUCT: 100 cases, each containing 24 * 12-ounce jars, of cucumber relish, 
and 332 cases, each containing 24 17-ounce jars, of tomato relish at Houston, 
Tex.
Examination showed that the tomato relish was contaminated with viable 
spoilage micro-organisms and was undergoing active fermentation. The cucum- 
ber relish was undergoing spoilage; lids were blowing off the jars.
LABEL IN PART: (Jars) "Mayfair Set Fresh Green Tomato [or "Cucumber"] 
Relish."
VIOLATION CHARGED: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the tomato, relish con- 
sisted in whole or in part of a decomposed substance; and the cucumber relish 
was unfit for food because it was undergoing spoilage.
DISPOSITION: March 31, 1944. The claimant having admitted the adulteration 
of the products, judgments of condemnation were entered and they were 
ordered released under bond for segregation of the fit from the unfit portion 
under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration. The unfit portion 
was destroyed.