8419. Adulteration of apples. V. S. v. 60 Bushels of Apples. Default decree ordering the destruction of the product unless it -was delivered to char- itable institutions. (F. D. C. No. 14577. Sample No. 87558-F.) LIBEL FILED : October 24, 1944, District of Minnesota. ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about October 5, 1944, by Dewey Bowman, from Emmett, Idaho. PRODUCT: 60 bushels of apples at Minneapolis, Minn. LABEL, IN PART : "Golden Eagle Brand Idaho Apples * * * Shipped by Lewis Yoder Company, Nampa, Idaho." VIOLATION1 CHARGED: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (1), the product contained added poisonous or deleterious substances, arsenic and lead, which might have rendered it injurious to health. DISPOSITION : December 18, 1944. No claimant having appeared, judgment was entered ordering the product destroyed. On January 10, 1945, the decree was amended to permit the delivery of the product to charitable institutions, for use in accordance with the directions of the Food and Drug Administration. A portion of the product was delivered to a charitable institution on condition that it be peeled before use, and the remainder was destroyed.