7026. Adulteration of bromated flour, pastry flour, whole wheat dour, and rye
flour. U. S. v. 29 Bags of Bromated Flour and 60 Bags of Pastry Flour 
(and 3 other seizure actions against flour). Decrees of condemnation. 
Portion   ordered   released  under   bond;   remainder   ordered   destroyed.
(P. D. C. Nos. 13100, 13103, 13281, 13506. Sample Nos. 68059-P, 68064-P, 
75398-F, 75929-P, 75930-P.)
LIBELS FILED: Between July 29 and September 8, 1944, Western District of 
Pennsylvania and Southern District of Ohio.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: From on or about January 20 to July 21, 1944, by King 
Midas Flour Mills, Hastings and Minneapolis, Minn.
PRODUCT: 29 100-pound bags of bromated flour and 60 100-pound bags of 
pastry flour #t Pittsburgh, Pa.; 46 100-pound bags of pastry flour at Waynes- 
burg, Pa.; 29 100-pound bags of rye flour and 29 100-pound bags of whole 
wheat flour at Cincinnati, Ohio.
LABEL IN PART: "Old Hickory High Gluten Flour Bleached Bromated," 
"Unbleached Summit Pastry Flour," "Gardeners Cake Flour Best Bleached," 
or "King,Midas Pure Dark Rye [or "Fine Whole Wheat"] Flour."
VIOLATION CHARGED: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted 
in whole or jn part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of insects, 
insect fragments, pupae, weevils, larvae, and cast skins.
DISPOSITION: August 30 to October 2, 1944. King Midas Flour Mills, claimant 
for the Pittsburgh lots, having admitted the allegations of the libel, judgment 
of condemnation was entered and the products were ordered released under 
bond for use as -animal food, under the supervision of the Food and Drug Ad- 
ministration. No claimant having appeared for the remaining lots, judgments 
of condemnation were entered and they were ordered destroyed.