21486. Adulteration of crabmeat.   U. S. v. 141 Cans * * * (and 1 other seizure
action).    (F. D. C. Nos. 35882, 35885.    Sample Nos. 47839-L, 67932-L.)
LIBELS FILED:   December 4, 1953, Eastern District of Louisiana.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about November 30, 1953, by the Pascagoula Crab 
Co., from Pascagoula, Miss.
PRODUCT: 190 1-pound cans of crabmeat at New Orleans, La. Examination 
showed that the product was contaminated with E. coli of fecal origin.
LABEL IN PART:   "Pascagoula Crab Co.   Special [or "Claw"] Crab Meat."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the article consisted 
in whole or in part of a filthy animal substance; and, Section 402 (a) (4), 
the article was prepared under insanitary conditions whereby it may have 
become contaminated with filth.
DISPOSITION: December 30, 1953. Default decrees of condemnation and 
destruction.