3004. Adulteration of flour.   U. S. v.211 Bags and 374 Bags of Flour (and 6 other
seizure^-;actions against flour).    Decrees  of condemnation.    Portions of
-      product  ordered  released  under  bond  to   be   reconditioned;   remainder
>   ordered destroyed. '  (F. D..  C. Nos. 5359, 5374, 5382, 5604, 5625, 5904, 5917.
Sample' Nos, 48508-E,! 48710-E, 49194i-E, 49195^E, 49664-E to 49667-E, IncL,
.:  67412-E>to;67415-E,;incl.', 67652-E.) ;              .
In addition to being'insect-infested, portions of this product also contained 
rodent hairs.   The flour in two lots had been stored under insanitary condi-
tiohs.   .Most of the: bags in one of these lots had been cut into by rodents, and 
rodent piellets were found on and around the bags in the other lot.
Between August 4 and October 2, 1941, the United States attorneys for the 
Southern District of Alabama, Eastern District of Louisiana, Eastern District 
of South Carolina, Eastern District of Arkansas, and the Southern District of 
Florida filed libels against the following quantities of flour—5S5 24-pound 
bags at Mobile, Ala.; 160 6-pound sacks, 146 10-pound sacks, 44 12-pound sacks, 
and 59 20-pound sacks at Baton Rouge, La.; 55 48-pound bags at Marion, S. C. > 
48 98-pound bags and 68 48-pound bags at Little Rock and 12 98-pound bags at, 
Searcy, Ark.; and 68 98-pound bags at St. Petersburg, Fla.; alleging that the 
article had been shipped within the period from on or about February 28 to 
on or about August 25, 1941, by General Mills, Inc., from Kansas City, Mo., 
Wichita Falls, Tex., Louisville, Ky., and Oklahoma City and El. Reno, Okla; 
and charging that it was adulterated.: It was labeled in part: (Bigs) "Lucky 
Boy Flour," "Red Star Flour ..*•. *,.,*. Self Rising," "Pure Gold * * * 
Self-Rising Flour," "Gold Medal Flour,'-':" Soft Wheat Snow Cap Flour," "Money 
Maker * * * Gold Medal Flour," "Bonnie Mae * * * Phosphated 
Flour," "Potent Strong Bakers Clear Flour Bleached," or "Full Strength Gold 
Medal Flour."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted in whole or in 
part of a filthy substance. Portions were alleged to be adulterated further in that 
the flour had been held under insanitary conditions whereby it might have become 
contaminated with filth.
On October 3, 1941, no claimant having appeared for the lot seized at Mobile, 
judgment of condemnation was entered. The eourt having found-that the 
product could be manufactured into hog feed and that a reasonable price had 
been offered for it, ordered that it be sold. on. condition that the purchaser ex- 
ecute a bond conditioned that it be disposed of in compliance with the law 
under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration, and that he pay the 
costs of the proceedings. On October 4, 1841, the Tropical Grocery Co., St. Peters- 
burg, Fla., claimant for the flour seized at St. Petersburg, having consented to 
the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was entered and the product 
was ordered released under bond to be denatured and disposed of as animal feed 
under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration. Between September 
ber 25 and December 8, 1941, no claimant having appeared for the remaining 
lots, judgments of condemnation were entered and they were ordered destroyed.