12320. Adulteration of canned sardines.    U. S. v. 315 Cases    *    *    *.    (F. D. C.
No. 22832,   Sample No. 91308-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   On or about April 30,1947, Northern District of Illinois.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about March 17, 1947, by I. Ostrover, from New 
York, N. Y.
PRODUCT:   315 cases, each containing 100  3%-ounce cans, of sardines at Chicago,
111. 
LABEL, IN PART :   "Maine-Maid Brand American Sardines   *   *   *   Packed by
Belfast Packing Co., Belfast, Maine."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the article was in whole 
or in part the product of a diseased animal. (Examination showed the presence 
of diseased fish.)
DISPOSITION: September 17, 1947. Default decree of condemnation and de- 
struction.