6017. Adulteration of flour.    IT. S. v. 131 Bags of Flour.    Decree of condemna¬
tion. Product ordered released under bond, or on deposit of cash collateral 
or certified check, to toe denatured for use as animal feed.    (F. D. C. No.
11650.    Sample No. 61075-F.)
LIBEL FILED :   January 15,1944, Eastern District of Louisiana.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about December 1,1943, from Oklahoma City, Okla.
PRODUCT: 131 bags, each containing 100 pounds, of flour at N'ew Orleans, La., 
stored at Maloney Trucking & Storage, Inc.
The flour was stored under insanitary conditions. Examination showed that 
it contained insect fragments, rodent excreta, and rodent hair^»
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.
DISPOSITION : August 25,1944. N. J. Thiery, New Orleans, La., claimant, having 
admitted the allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation was entered 
and the product was ordered released under bond or upon deposit of cash 
collateral or certified check, conditioned that it be denatured and disposed, of 
as animal or poultry food, under the supervision of the Federal Security Agency.