7837. Adulteration of canned spinach.    U.  S. v.  258 Cases  of Canned Spinach.
Consent decree of condemnation.    Product ordered released under bond.
(F. D. C. No. 14502.    Sample No. 87379-F.)
LIBEL FILED :    November 24, 1944, District of Minnesota.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about August 9, 1944, by the Hargis Canneries, Inc., 
from Fayetteville, Ark.
PRODUCT: 258 cases, each containing 6 6-pound, 2-ounce cans, of spinach at 
Minneapolis, Minn.
LABEL IN PART :    "Hargis Brand Spinach."
VIOLATION CHARGED: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted 
in whole or in part of a decomposed substance.
DISPOSITION: February 7, 1945. The Hargis Canneries, claimant, having ad- 
mitted the material allegations of the libel with respect to a portion of the 
product, judgment of condemnation was entered and the product was ordered
released under bond, conditioned that the good cans be segregated from the bad, 
under the supervision *of the Food and Drug Administration.