8115. Adulteration of flour.    IT. S. v. 82 Bag's of Flour (and 4 other seizure ac¬
tions against flour).    Decrees of condemnation.    Portion of product or- 
dered destroyed; remainder ordered converted into animal feed.    (F. D. C.
Nos. 16269 to 16271, incl., 16421.    Sample Nos. 24621-H to 24626-H, incl.)
LIBELS FILED :    June 6 and 9, 1945, Eastern District of Louisiana.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : Between the approximate dates of January 22 and April 25, 
1945, from Stamford, Tex., Hutchinson, Kans., and Jackson, Miss.
PRODUCT: 700 140-pound bags and 325 lOO-pound bags of flour at New 
Orleans, La., in the possession of the Orleans Storage Co. Warehouse. The 
product was stored under insanitary conditions after shipment. Rodent 
excreta and urine stains were observed on many of the bags, and some of the 
bags were rodent-gnawed. Examination showed that the product contained 
weevils, larvae, and cast skins, and, in some cases, was contaminated with urine.
VIOLATIONS CHARGED: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the article 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 : June 27, 1945. P. L. Thomson and Co., New Orleans, La., claim- 
ant in 4 of the seizure actions, having admitted the allegations of the libels, and 
the 4 actions having been consolidated, judgment of condemnation was entered 
and the product was ordered released under bond for conversion into animal 
feed under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration. On August 
29,1945, no claimant having appeared for the product involved in the remaining 
lot (77 lb-pound bags), judgment of condemnation was entered and the 
product was ordered destroyed.