6438. Adulteration of corn grits.    U. S. v. 600 Bags of Grits.    Decree of con¬
demnation. Product ordered released under bond. (F. D. C. No. 11708. 
Sample No. 61078-F.)
LIBEL FILED :   January 25, 1944, Eastern District of Louisiana. 
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about October 30,1943, from Decatur, Ill. 
PRODUCT:   600   100-pound bags of corn grits at New Orleans, La., in possession 
of the Commercial Terminal Warehouse Co., Inc.
The product was stored under insanitary conditions after shipment. The 
bags had been cut by rodents, and rodent excreta was observed on the bags. 
Examination of samples of the article showed that the product was contami- 
nated with rodent excreta and rodent hairs.
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 contaminated 
with filth.
?See also Nos. 6433, 6435, and 6436.
La., claimant, having admitted the allegations of the libel, judgment of con- 
demnation was entered and the product was ordered released under bond, 
conditioned that the unfit portion be denatured and sold for animal or poultry 
f ootid under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration.