9578. Adulteration of spinach.    U. S. v. 994 Cases of Spinach.    Default decree of
condemnation and destruction.     (F. D. C. No. 19338.    Sample No. 47323-H.)
LIBEL FILED: March 14, 1946, District of Colorado.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about January 12, 1946, by the Sallisaw Canning 
Co., from Stigler, Okla.
PRODUCT: 994 cases, each containing 6 cans, of spinach at Denver, Colo. Exam- 
ination showed that the product was undergoing progressive decomposition, 
and that it contained grass and leaves of plants other than spinach.
LABEL IN PART:    (Cans) "Mayflower Spinach    Contents 6 Pounds."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration,'Section 402(a) (3), the article consisted in 
whole or in part of a decomposed substance;   Section 402(b) (2), grass and
leaves of plants other than spinach had been substituted in part for spinach; 
and, Section 402 (b) (4), they had been mixed and packed with the article so 
as to reduce its quality. 
DISPOSITION :   May 10, 1946.   No claimant having appeared, judgment of con- 
demnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.