7524. Adulteration of flour.    U. S. v. 78 Bags of Flour.    Consent decree of con¬
demnation.    Product ordered released under bond.    (F. D. C. No. 14953. 
Sample No. 86589-F.)
LIBEL FILED :   On or about January 15, 1945, Northern District of Illinois.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On October 26, 1944, from Minneapolis, Minn.
PRODUCT: 78 100-pound bags of flour at Chicago, Ill., in the possession of the 
J. P. Graziano Grocery Co.
This product was stored, after shipment, under insanitary conditions. The 
bags were rodent-gnawed, and rodent pellets and urine stains were observed 
on the bags.   Examination showed that the product contained rodent pellets.
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 con- 
taminated with filth.
DISPOSITION : February 12, 1945. The J. P. Graziano Grocery, claimant, having 
admitted the allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation was entered 
and the product was ordered released under bond for denaturing and salvag- 
ing under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration.