11431. Adulteration of canned stringless bKans.    U. S. v. 1,699 Gases    *    *    *.
(F. D. C. No. 20576.   Sample No. 44617-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   August 7, 1946, District of Arizona.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about May 5,1946, by the E. S. Smith Co., Inc., from 
Plant City, Fla.
PRODUCT: 1,699 cases, each containing 24 1-pound, 4-ounce cans, of stringless 
beans at Phoenix, Ariz. Examination showed that the product was under- 
going progressive decomposition.
LABEL, IN PART : "Mountain Crest Brand French Style Green Stringless Beans 
Packed in U. S. A. by Russell-Black and Company Main Office Hendersonville, 
N. C."
NATURE off CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted in 
whole or in part of a decomposed substance.
DISPOSITION : October 21,1946. No claimant having appeared, judgment of con- 
demnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.