11065. Adulteration and misbranding of tomato puree and Adulteration of tomato
paste.    tJ. S. v. 1,496 Cases    *    *     *     (and 2 other seizure actions).
(F. D. C. Nos. 19250, 19261, 19415.   Sample Nos. 8444-H, 46790-H, 46791-H.)
LIBELS FILED: On or about February 28 and March 6 and 11, 1946, Southern 
District of New York, District of Connecticut, and Eastern District of 
Pennsylvania.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:   On or about December 20, 1945, and January 14 and 15, 
1946, by Parrott & Co., from San Francisco, Calif.
PRODUCT: 1,496 cases, each containing 6 6-pound, 12-ounce cans, of tomato 
puree at New York, N. Y.; 150 cases, each containing 96 6-ounce cans, of tomato 
paste at East Hartford, Conn.; and 187 cases, each containing 24 cans, of 
tomato puree at Allentown, Pa. Examination showed that the Allentown lot 
was short-weight and that the other lots contained decomposed tomato material.
LABEL IN PART : "Royal Scarlet Fancy Heavy Tomato Puree * * * Dis- 
tributors R. C. Williams & Co., Inc. New York, N. Y.," "Finast Brand Tomato 
Paste," or "Contents 1 Lb. 13 Oz.  Valley Belt Brand  Tomato Puree."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the New York and East 
Hartford lots of the article consisted in whole or in part of a decomposed 
substance.
Misbranding, Section 403 (e) (2), the Allentown lot failed to bear a label 
containing an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents.
DISPOSITION : March 22, April 4, and June 22, 1946. Parrott & Co., San Fran- 
cisco, Calif., and ^Reeves Parvin and Co., Philadelphia, Pa., having appeared 
as claimants for the New York and Allentown lots, respectively, and having 
admitted the allegations of the libels, and no claimant having appeared for the 
East Hartford lot, judgments of condemnation were entered.   It was ordered
that the New York lot be released under bond, conditioned upon the segrega- 
tion and destruction, or denaturing, of the unfit portion, under the supervision 
of the Federal Security Agency; that the East Hartford lot be destroyed; and 
that the Allentown lot be released under bond for relabeling, under the super- 
vision of the Federal Security Agency.