19720. Adulteration of oysters.   IT. S. v. 344 Cans * * *.    (F. D. C. No. 34472.
Sample No. 57716-L.) 
LIBEL FILED:   January 2, 1953, Northern District of West Virginia.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about December 29, 1952, by Seacoast Oyster Co., 
Inc., from Baltimore, Md.
PRODUCT:   344   1-pint cans of oysters at Parkersburg, W. Va.
LABEL, IN PART:    (Can) "Oysters Standards * * * Pride of Chesapeake Bay."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (b) (2), water had been sub- 
stituted in part for oysters; and, Section 402 (b) (4), water had been added 
to the article and mixed and packed with it so as to increase its bulk or weight 
and reduce its quality.
DISPOSITION : January 21, 1953. Default decree of condemnation and destruc- 
tion.