30563. Adulteration of flour. tJ. S. v. 41 Bass of Flour. Consent decree of 
condemnation.     Product released under bond for disposal as hog: feed.
(F. & D. No. 44345.    Sample No. 43338-D.)
This product had been shipped in interstate commerce and remained unsold 
and in the original packages. At the time of the examination it was found to 
be insect-infested.
On November 14, 1938, the United States attorney for the Northern District of 
California, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the dis- 
trict court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 41 bags of flour at San 
Francisco, Calif.; alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate com- 
merce on or about August 14, 1937, from Holmes Spur, Wash., by R. P. Tjossem 
& Son, Flensburg, Wash.; and charging adulteration in violation of the Food 
and Drugs Act. The article was labeled in part: "High-Line Brand Pastry and 
Cake Flour   *    *    *   Bleached."
It was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted wholly or in part of a 
filthy vegetable substance.
On June 2, 1939, A. Hillebrandt having appeared as claimant and having ad- 
mitted the allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation was entered, and 
the product was ordered released under bond conditioned that it be converted 
into hog feed under the supervision of this Department.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.