7979. Adulteration of cereal binder.    V. S. v. 80 Sacks of Cereal Binder.    Decree
ordering product released under bond. (F. D. C. No. 12638. Sample No. 
60052-F.)
LIBEL FILED :   June 7,1944, Northern District of California.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:    On or about July 20, 1943, from Chicago, Ill.
PRODUCT: 80 125-pound sacks of cereal binder at San Francisco, Calif., in the 
possession of the Humboldt Warehouse of the Haslett Warehouse Co. The 
product was stored under insanitary conditions after shipment. Some of 
the bags were rodent-gnawed and contained rodent excreta and urine stains. 
Examination of samples showed that the product contained rodent excreta, 
rodent hair, insects, insect fragments, and webbing.
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 : November 17, 1944. The Haslett Warehouse Co. having appeared 
as claimant, judgment was entered ordering the product released under bond 
to be brought into compliance with the law, under the supervison of the Food 
and Drug Administration.