7754. Adulteration of rice.    U. S. v. 55 Bags of Rice.    Consent decree of con¬
demnation.    Product ordered released under bond.     (F. D. C. No. 14061. 
Sample No. 63807-F.) 
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LIBEL FILED :    October 26, 1944, Southern District of Florida.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :    On or about December 10', 1943, by the Silver Mill Rice Co.,
from Houston, Tex.
PRODUCT:   55   100-pound bags of rice at Tampa, Fla.
VIOLATION CHARGED: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted 
in whole or in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of beetles, 
weevils, insect fragments, and rodent hair fragments.
DISPOSITION: March 28, 1945. Alex Demmi, Tampa, Fla., claimant, having 
admitted the material allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation was 
entered and the product was ordered released under bond to be disposed of 
in conformity with the law, under the supervision of the Food and Drug 
Administration. The portion that was not contaminated by rats was cleaned 
in order to eliminate all insect filth, and the remainder was converted into 
animal feed.