7477. Adulteration of cane sugar.    U. S. v. 1,347 Bags of Sugar.    Consent decree
of condemnation.    Product ordered released under bond.     (F. D. C. No
13624.    Sample No. 63914-F.)
This product had been stored under insanitary conditions after shipment. 
The bags had been gnawed by rodents, and urine stains and rodent pellets were 
on the bags. Examination showed that the article contained rodent hair frag- 
ments and was contaminated with 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: October 25, 1944. Lombard & Co., New York, N. Y., claimant, 
having admitted that a portion of the product was adulterated, and having 
consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was entered and 
the product was ordered released under bond for the segregation and re-refining 
of the unfit portion, under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration.