7153. Adulteration of dried bKans.    U. S. v. 130 Bags of Dried BKans.    Consent
decree of condemnation.    Product ordered released under bond.    (F. D. C.
No. 12640.    Sample No. 72537-F.)
LIBEL FILED:    June 9, 1944, Western District of Tennessee.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:    On or about November 16, 1943, from Morrill, Nebr.
PRODUCT: 130 100-pound bags of dried beans, in possession of M. Livingston & 
Co., Paris, Tenn.
The product was stored under insanitary conditions after shipment. The 
bags were rodent-cut and contained rodent excreta and urine stains. Examina- 
tion showed that the product contained 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.
DISPOSITION: July 22, 1944. M. Livingston & Co., claimant, having consented 
to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was entered and the 
product was ordered released under bond, conditioned that the unfit portion be 
segregated and destroyed or denatured for animal feed, under the supervision 
of the Federal Security Agency.