21083. Adulteration of frozen strawberries.   U. S. v. 488 Cans * * *.    (F. D. C.
No. 35070.    Sample Nos. 62940-L, 62942-L.)
LIBEL FILED :   June 8,1953, Eastern District of Missouri.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about May 13, 1953, by Southern Packing Co., Inc., 
from Alamo, Tenn.
PRODUCT:   488 cans of frozen strawberries at St. Louis, Mo.
RESULTS OP INVESTIGATION: The product, when shipped as described above, 
consisted of 500 crates of strawberries, and, upon arrival at St. Louis, Mo., 
the strawberries were sliced, mixed with sugar, packed in 10-pound cans, and 
frozen.
LABEL IN PART:    (Can) "Sliced Strawberries   Ten Pounds Net   4-1   Packed
by Southern Packing Company, Inc., Baltimore 23, Maryland." 
NATURE OF CHARGE:   Adulteration, Section 402 (a)   (3), the article consisted
in whole or in part of a decomposed substance by reason of the presence of
rotten strawberries. 
DISPOSITION :   February 3, 1954.    Southern Packing Co., Ine., claimant, having 
withdrawn its claim and answer, judgment of condemnation was entered and
the court ordered that the product be destroyed.
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