14028. Adulteration of canned peaches. U. S. v. 300 Cases   *   *   *.   (F. D. C. No.
25360.    Sample No. 40218-K.)
LIBEL FILED :   August 12,1948, District of Maryland.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :,   On or about March 20, 1948, by the Buckingham Farmers
Co-op., Inc., from Dillwyn, Va. 
PRODUCT:   300 cases, each containing 24 cans, of peaches at Baltimore and
Salisbury, Md. 
LABEL IN PART:    "Buckingham Brand Peaches   Contents 1 Lb. 13 Ozs. [or
1 Lb. 14 Ozs.]"
NATURE OF CHARGE : Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the article was unfit for 
food by reason of its abnormal odor, taste, and color, rendering it unpalatable.
DISPOSITION: November 16, 1948. Default decree of condemnation. The 
product was ordered delivered to a charitable institution. The institution was 
informed that a portion of the product was fit for food, and the institution 
offered assurances that all cans would he examined before use and that all 
material unfit for food would be discarded.