15038. Adulteration of tomato puree.   U. S. v. 199 Cases   *    *    *.    (F. D. C.
No. 27405.   Sample No. 42150-K.)
LIBEL FILED :    June 13,1949, Northern District of Illinois.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about March 18,1949, by the Decatur Packing Corp., 
from Greensburg, Ind.
PRODUCT: 199 cases, each containing 24 1-pound, 4-ounce cans, of tomato puree 
at Chicago, Ill.
LABEL, IN PART :   "Sexton   *   *   *   Tomato Puree."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (30, the article consisted in 
whole or in part of a decomposed substance by reason of the presence of de- 
composed tomato material.
DISPOSITION : August 12, 1949. Default decree of condemnation. Thirty-nine 
cases of the product having been found to be suitable for food use, the court 
entered an order directing that these cases be sold or delivered to a charitable 
institution, and that the remainder of the product be destroyed.
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