6434. Adulteration of graham flour.    U. S. v. 29 Bags of Graham Flour.    Default
decree of condemnation. Product ordered delivered to a charitable 
institution. for denaturing and use as animal feed. (F. D. C. No. 12082. 
Sample No. 61456-F.)
LIBEL FILED :   March 25, 1944, Western District of Texas.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about November 15, 22, and 29, 1943, from Inde- 
pendence, Mo.
PRODUCT: 29 100-pound bags of graham flour at San Antoniq, Tex., in posses- 
sion of the Grandma Cookie Co.
The product had been stored under insanitary conditions after shipment. 
The bags were rodent-gnawed, and rodent pellets were found on and between 
them. Examination of a sample showed that the product contained rodent 
excreta, insects, and insect fragments.
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 may have become contami- 
nated with filth.
DISPOSITION: May 24, 1944. No claimant having appeared, judgment of con- 
demnation was entered and the product was ordered delivered to a local char- 
itable institution, for denaturing and use as animal feed.