9741. Adulteration of apples. U. S. v. 798 Boxes and 798 Boxes of Apples. Con¬ sent decree of condemnation. Product ordered released under bond. (F. D. C. No. 16730. Sample Nos. 733-H, 734-H.) LIBEL FILED : March 10,1945, Northern District of Georgia. ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about February 15, 1945, by the Prentice Packing and Cold Storage Co., from Yakima, Wash. PRODUCT: 1,596 40-pound boxes of apples at Atlanta, Ga. LABEL, IN PART: "Kare-Ful-Pak Brand." NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (2), the product bore and contained an added poisonous and deleterious substance, fluorine, in a quantity which was unsafe within the meaning of the law, since the fluorine content was' in excess of 7 milligrams per kilogram of apples, the limit fixed by regulation. DISPOSITION : April 2, 1945. The Fidelity Fruit and Produce Co., Atlanta, Ga., claimant, having admitted the allegations of the libel, judgment of condemna- tion was entered and the product was ordered released under bond for segre- gation and testing under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration. That portion of the fruit found fit for human consumption was to be released for distribution, and the remainder of the product was to be washed to remove excess fluorine residue.