11308. Adulteration of canned orange juice.   U*. S. v. 345 Cases   *   *   *.    (F. D. C.
No. 20540.    Sample Nos. 5333-H, 5334-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   July 15, 1946, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. 
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about May 27,1946, by Waldorf Food Products, per 
W. H. Cain and Co., from Savannah, Ga.
PRODUCT: 345 cases, each containing 6 3-quart cans, of orange juice at Phila- 
delphia, Pa. Examination showed that the inside surface of the cans was 
badly corroded and that the product had a strong metallic and astringent taste.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted 
in whole or in part of a decomposed substance by reason of chemical interaction 
of the juice with the metal container, and was unfit for food by reason of 
its strong metallic and astringent taste, making the product unpalatable.
DISPOSITION: August 14, 1946. No claimant having appeared, judgment of 
condemnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.