9526. Adulteration of apples.    U. S. v. 325 Baskets of Apples.   Consent decree of
condemnation.     Product  ordered  released  under  bond.     (F.   D.   C.   No.
18448.    Sample No. 35209-H.)
LIBEL FILED:    October 18, 1945, Eastern District of Missouri.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about October 15,1945, by the Schultz Packing House, 
from Batchtown, Ill.
PRODUCT:   325 bushel baskets of apples at St. Louis, Mo.
NATURE OF CHARGE:   Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (1), the product contained
an added poisonous or deleterious substance, lead, which may have rendered
it injurious to health. 
DISPOSITION: November 27, 1945. The Cicardi Brothers Fruit & Produce Co., 
St. Louis; Mo., claimant, having consented to the entry of a decree, judgment 
of condemnation was entered and the product was ordered released under 
bond to be brought into compliance with the law, under the supervision of 
the Food and Drug Administration.