18177. Adulteration of canned tomatoes.  U. S. v. 290 Cases, etc.   (F. D. C. No.
"   32381;   SarhpIeNosv5568-L,5569-L.) 
LIBEL FILED :   December 27,1951, District of Maine.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : ! On1 or aMut Noveihber 2, 1951, by the McCarthy Canning
Co., from Summitville, Ind. 
PRODUCT:   Tomatoes.   290 cases, each containing 24   1-pound, 12-dunce cans
(with red labels),- and 282 cases, each containing 24   1-pound, 12-dunce cans
(with white labels), at Portland, Maine. 
LABEL, IN PART :    (Can) "Nation Wide   Tomatoes." 
NATURE OF CHARGE :   Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted in
whole or in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of fly eggs, and
of a decomposed substance by reason of the presence of decomposed tomato
material (cans with red labels), and of a filthy substance by reason'of the
presence of fly eggs and maggots (cans with white labels).
DISPOSITION : February 25, 1952. Default decree of condemnation and destruc- 
tion.