6645. Adulteration of rice.    U. S. v. 36 Bags and 26 Bags of Rice.    Decree of con¬
demnation. Product ordered released under bond. (F. D. C. Nos. 12069, 
12074.    Sample Nos. 51874r-F, 51875-F.)
LIBELS FILED:    March 24 and 25, 1944, District of Massachusetts.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:   From on or about November 10, 1942, to February 27,
1943, from Abbeville, La., and Albany, N. Y. 
PRODUCT:    62    100-pound bags of rice at Pittsfield, Mass., in possession of the
Butler Flour Co. 
t      The product was stored under insanitary conditions after shipment.    Rodent
excreta and urine stains were noted on the bags, and examination of samples
of the rice showed the product to be contaminated with rodent urine.
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.
DISPOSITION: April 20, 1944. Cases consolidated. 'The Butler Flour Co., 
Inc., Pittsfield, Mass., claimant, having admitted the allegations of the libels, 
judgment of condemnation was entered and the product was ordered released
' under bond, conditioned that the unfit portion be segregated and denatured 
for use other than for human food, under the supervision of the Food and Drug
)   Administration.