9972. Adulteration of canned tomato paste. U. S. v. 71 Cases and 275 Cases of Canned Tomato Paste. Default decrees of condemnation and destruc- tion. (F. D. C. Nos. 19968, 19969. Sample No. 45591-H.) LIBELS FILED : May 28, 1946, Southern District of Florida. ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about April 22, 1946, by the Matmor Canning Co., Inc., from Woodland, Calif. PRODUCT: 346 cases, each containing 6 7-pound cans, of tomato paste at Miami, Fla. LABEL IN PART: "Contadina Fancy Tomato Paste * * * Packed By Hershel California Fruit Products Company San Jose, Cal." NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted in whole or in part of a decomposed substance since it was undergoing progres- sive spoilage. DISPOSITION: August 19, 1946. No claimant having appeared, judgments of condemnation were entered and the product was ordered destroyed,