10996. Adulteration of frozen whiting and frozen hake and cod fillets. U. S. v. 
1,328 Boxes of Frozen Whiting (and 1 other seizure action against 
frozen fish). (F. D. C. Nos. 19288, 19767. Sample Nos. 63225-H, 63226-H, 
70355-F.)
LIBELS FILED:   March 7 and May 8, 1946, District of Colorado and Southern
District of New York. 
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about June 18, September 17, and October 4,1945, by
Superior Fillets, Inc., from New Bedford, Mass. 
PRODUCT:   1,328   10-pound boxes of frozen whiting at Denver, Colo., and 51
20-pound cans of frozen hake flllets and 48  20-pound cans of frozen cod fillets
at New York, N. Y. 
NATURE OF CHARGE:   Adulteration, Section 402 (a)   (3), the articles consisted
in whole or in part of (whiting) a putrid substance or (hake and cod fillets)
a decomposed substance. 
DISPOSITION :    On April 23, 1946, the shipper of the Denver lot having consented
to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was entered and the product
was ordered destroyed.    On May 23,1946, no claimant having appeared for the
New York lot, judgment of condemnation was entered and it was ordered that
a portion of the product be released to the Federal Security Agency and that
the remainder be destroyed.