5822. Adulteration of flour. U. S. v. 180 Bag's of Flour. Default decree of con- 
demnation and destruction.' Decree amended to permit delivery of the 
product to a Federal institution for use as animal feed.    (F. D. C. No.
11182.    Sample No. 57023-F.)
LIBEL FILED :   November 26,1943, Southern District of New York.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:   On or about September 12, 1943, from Atchison, Kans.
PRODUCT: 180 100-pound bags of flour at Mount Vernon, N. Y., in possession of 
the Krug Baking Co. of New York, Inc.
VIOLATIONS CHARGED: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted 
in whole or in part of a filthy substance; and, Section 402 (a) (4), it had been 
held under insanitary conditions whereby it might have become contaminated 
with filth.
This product was stored, after shipment, under insanitary conditions. 
Rodent pellets and urine stains were noted on the bags. Examination showed 
that the product was contaminated with rodent urine.
DISPOSITION: December 29, 1943. No claimant having appeared, judgment of 
condemnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed. On January 
19, 1944, an amended decree was entered ordering the product delivered to a 
Federal institution. The flour having been sold by the firm in, possession'
thereof for animal feed, the court, on April 5, 1944, ordered the proceeds of the 
sale paid over to the United States marshal.