16219. Adulteration of canned salmon.   U. S. v. 457 Cases   *   *    *.   (F. D. C.
No. 28455.   Sample Nos. 63798-K, 63800-K.)
LIBEL FILED :   December 1,1949, Northern District of Georgia.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about September 21, 1949, by John P. Herber & Co.,
Inc., from Bellingham, Wash. 
PRODUCT:   457 cases, each containing 48   1-pound cans, of salmon at Atlanta, Ga. 
LABEL IN PART:    (Can) "Herberco   Salmon."
NATURE OF CHARGE : Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted in 
whole or in part of a decomposed substance by reason of the presence of decom- 
posed fish.
DISPOSITION : December 30,1949. The shipper having consented to the entry of a 
decree, judgment of condemnation was entered and the court ordered that 
product released under bond for the segregation and destruction of the unfit 
portion, under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration. 151 
cases and 17 cans were destroyed.