19923. Adulteration of oysters.   U. S. v. 284 Cans * * *.    (F. D. C. No. 33944.
Sample No. 3648-L.)
LIBEL FILED :   October 23,1952, Northern District of Illinois.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about October 14,1952, by White & Nelson, from Cam- 
bridge, Md.
PRODUCT:   284 pint cans of oysters at Chicago, Ill.
LABEL IN PART :   "Cap't John's   Fresh Oysters."
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 product and mixed and packed with it so as to increase its bulk or 
weight and reduce its quality. 
DISPOSITION :    November 12, 1952.   No claimant having appeared and it appear- 
ing to the court that the product had become so decomposed as to constitute a 
health menace, judgment was entered ordering that the product be destroyed.