80564. Adulteration of pollack fillets. TJ. S. v. 334 Boxes of Frozen Pollack 
Fillets. Consent decree of condemnation. Product ordered converted 
into fertilizer.     (F. & D. No. 451S9.     Sample No. 54696-D.)
This product had been shipped in interstate commerce and remained in the 
original packages. At the time of the examination it was found to be in part 
decomposed. ,
On April 15, 1939, the United States attorney for the Northern District of 
Illinois, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district 
court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 334 boxes of frozen pollack 
fillets at Chicago, Ill.; alleging that the article had been shipped on or about 
April 3, 1939, from Gloucester, Mass., by Cape Ann Cold Storage Co.; and 
charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act.
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted wholly or in part 
of a decomposed animal substance.
On or about May 5, 1939, the consignee having consented to the entry of a 
decree, judgment of condemnation was entered and the product was ordered 
converted into fertilizer.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.