621. Adulteration of tomato catsup.    U. S. v. 85 Cases of Tomato Catsup  (and
3 other seizure actions against catsup). Default decrees of condemna- 
tion and destruction. (F. D. C. Nos. 1467, 1560, 1713, 2160. Sample Nos. 
66747-D, 90821-D, 18365-B, 16604-E.)
All lots of this product contained excessive mold, indicating the presence of 
decomposed material. One lot also contained fragments of insect larvae and 
other filth resulting from insect infestation.
On or about February 15, March 2, March 27, and June 15, 1940, the United 
States attorneys for
' the District of Kansas and the District of Idaho, filed 
libels against 85 cases of tomato catsup at Hillsboro, Kans.; 168 cases at Hutch- 
inson, Kans.; and 182 cases at Boise, Idaho, alleging that the article had been 
shipped in interstate commerce within the period from on or about November 
5,1939, to on or about February 19,1940. The libels alleged that the shipments, 
with one exception, had been made by the Smith Canning Co. from Brigham 
and Clearfield, Utah; that one lot had been shipped by the Box Elder Packing 
Corporation from Brigham, Utah; and that the article was adulterated. It was 
labeled in part: "La Vora Brand [or "Dinnerette Brand"] * * * Distrib- 
uted By Smith Canning Co., Clearfield, Utah."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that portions consisted in whole 
or in part of a decomposed substance, and that one portion consisted in whole 
or in part of a filthy and decomposed substance.
On March 29, April 3, June 27, and June 29, 1940, no claimant having ap- 
peared, judgments of condemnation were entered and the product was ordered 
destroyed.