15837. Adulteration of   canned   tomatoes.   U.   S.   v.   3,900   Cases   *    *   *.
(F. D. C. No. 28452.    Sample No. 56856-K.} 
LIBEL FILED :   December 5,1949, District of New Jersey. 
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about September 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 21, and 22, 1949,
by Vincent Losito & Sons, from Toughkenamon, Pa. 
PRODUCT:   3,900 cases, each containing 24   1-pound, 3-ounce cans, of tomatoes
at Perth Amboy, N. J. 
LABEL IN PART:    (Can) "Green Circle   Tomatoes." 
NATURE OF CHARGE:   Adulteration, Section 402 (a)  (3), the article consisted in
whole or in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of fly eggs
and maggots, and of a decomposed substance by reason of the presence of
decomposed tomato material.
DISPOSITION : January 10, 1950. Default decree of condemnation and destruc- 
tion.