29502. Adulteration of flour.    U. S. v. 52 Bags of Flour.    Default decree of con¬
demnation and destruction.    (F. & D. No. 43110.    Sample No. 38003-D.)
This product having been shipped in interstate commerce and remaining 
unsold and in the original packages, was at the time of the examination found 
to be  insect-infested.
On August 15, 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 '52 bags of flour 
at New Orleans, La.; alleging that the article.had been shipped on or about 
July 8, 1938, by the New Era Milling Co. from Arkansas.City, Kans.; and 
charging adulteration in violation of the Food and-Drugs Act. The article was 
labeled in part: "Stalwart Strong First Clear Flour."
Adtilteration was alleged in that the article consisted wholly or in part 
of a filthy vegetable substance. 
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On September 29, 1938, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condem- 
nation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture,