29832. Adulteration of corn meal.     U.  S. v.  185 Sacks and 105 Sacks of Corn
Meal. Default decree of condemnation and destruction. (F. & D. Nos. 
43658, 43659.    Sample Nos. 38094-D, 38095-D.)
This product, which had been shipped in interstate commerce and remained 
unsold and in the original packages at the time of examination, was found to be 
insect-infested.
On September 8, 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 290 sacks of corn 
meal at Hammond, La.; alleging that the article had been shipped on or about 
August 18, 1938, by Valley Mills from Jackson, Miss.; and charging adulteration 
in violation of the Food and Drugs Act The article was labeled in part: 
"Target [or "Jax"] Fresh Ground Corn Meal."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted wholly or in 
part of a filthy vegetable substance.
On November 8, 1938, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.
HARRY L. BROWN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.