30141. Adulteration of soy flour. U. S. v. 26 Bags of Soy Flour. Default decree of condemnation and destruction. (F> & D. No. 44540. Sample No. 37059-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 December 16, 1938, the United States attorney for the Northern District of California, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 26 bags of soy flour at San Francisco, Calif.; alleging that the article had been shipped on or about June 16, 1938, by the A. E. Staley Manufacturing Co. from Decatur, Ill.; and charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act The article was labeled in part: "Staley's No. 1 Soy Flour." It was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted wholly or in part of a filthy vegetable substance. On February 8, 1939, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed. HARRY L. BROWN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.