25646. Adulteration of  canned  shrimp.     IT.   S.  v.  47  Cases  of  Canned  Shrimp.
Default decree of condemnation and destruction.    (F. & D. no. 37133. 
Sample no. 52135-B.)
This case involved an interstate shipment of canned shrimp, examination of 
which showed the presence of decomposed shrimp.
On January 29, 1936, the United States attorney for the Western District of 
Pennsylvania, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 47 cases of canned 
shrimp at Pittsburgh, Pa., alleging that the article had been shipped in inter- 
state commerce on or about October 23, 1935, by L. C. Mays [Co.], Inc., from New 
Orleans, La., and that it was adulterated in violation of the Food and Drugs 
Act. The article was labeled: "Doll Baby Brand Wet Park Shrimp 5-% Ozs. 
Packed for L. C. Mays Co., Inc., New Orleans, La.   Best Quality."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted in whole or in 
part of a decomposed animal substance.
On March 3, 1936, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and it was ordered that the product be destroyed.
W. R. GREGG, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.