21864. Adulteration of parsley, spinach, and celery juices.    IT. S. v. 3 Cases
of Parsley Juice, 3 Cases of Spinach Juice, and 12 Cases of Celery 
Juice. Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruc- 
tion.     (F. & D. no. 31614.    Sample nos. 58395-A to 58397-A.)
This case involved quantities of parsley, spinach, and celery juices that 
were found to be partly decomposed.
On November 21, 1933, the United States attorney for the District of Massa- 
chusetts, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 3 cases of parsley 
juice, 3 cases of spinach juice, and 12 cases of celery juice, at Boston, Mass., 
alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about 
September 29, 1933, by Edw. Higgins Food & Fruit Products, from Los Angeles, 
Calif., and charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The 
articles were labeled in part: (Bottles) " Sun Cured Uncooked Pure Parsley [or 
"Spinach" or "Celery"] Juice Processed by Solar Vitalized Products Co."
It was alleged in the libel that the articles were adulterated in that they 
consisted wholly or in part of decomposed vegetable substances.
On December 21, 1933, no claimant having appeared for the property, judg- 
ment of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the 
court that the products be destroyed by the United States marshal.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.