7480. Adulteration of  dextrose   sugar.    U.   S.  v.  74 Bags   of  Dextrose   Sugar.
Consent decree of condemnation.    Product ordered released under bond.
(F. D. C. No. 13250.    Sample No. 72590-F.)
LIBEL FILED :   August 21, 1944, Western District of Tennessee.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about January 10,1944, from Chicago, Ill.
PRODUCT: , 74 100-pound bags of dextrose sugar at Memphis, Tenn., in the pos- 
session of the Poston Warehouse.
The article was stored under insanitary conditions after shipment. Rodent 
pellets were observed on the bags, and some of the bags were rodent-gnawed. 
Examination showed that the article contained rodent excreta.
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 : September 30, 1944. The Seven-Up Memphis Co., Inc., Memphis, 
Tenn., claimant, having admitted the allegations of the libel, judgment of con- 
demnation was entered and the product was ordered released under bond to be 
reconditioned by refining, under the supervision of the Federal Security Agency.