7126. Adulteration of apples.    IT. S. v. 32 Bushels of Apples.    Default decree of
condemnation.    Product ordered delivered  to a charitable institution.
(F. D. C. No. 14589.    Sample Nos. 90237-F, 90238-F.)
LIBEL FILED:    On or about August 30, 1944, Eastern District of Missouri. 
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:    On or about August 24, 1944, by Noah Webster, from 
Hamburg, Ill. 
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PRODUCT:    32 bushels of apples at St. Louis, Mo.
VIOLATION CHARGED:    Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (1), the article contained an
added poisonous or deleterious substance, lead, which may have rendered it
injurious to health.
DISPOSITION: September 22, 1944. No claimant having appeared, judgment of 
condemnation was entered and the product was ordered delivered to a char- 
itable institution, conditioned that the apples be peeled and cored and the 
peels and cores destroyed under the supervision of the Food and Drug Admin- 
istration.