29482. Adulteration of  flour.     U.  S.  v.  18  Bags  of Flour.     Default  decree  of 
condemnation and destruction.    (F. & D. No. 43366.    Sample No. 38005-D.)
This product having been shipped in interstate commerce and remaining un- 
sold and in the original packages, was at the time of investigation insect-infested.
On August 18, 1938, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of 
Louisiana, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 18 bags of flour at 
New Orleans, La.; alleging that the article had been shipped on or about June 
15, 1938, by the Newton Milling & Elevator Co. from Blackwell, Okla.; and
charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drags (Act.   The article was 
labeled in part: "Meridian Flour Bleached." c '
Adulteration was alleged in that the article consisted wholly or in part of 
a filthy vegetable substance.
On October 6, 1938, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.