8119. Adulteration of flour.    U. S. v. 86 Bags of Flour.    Consent decree of con¬
demnation.    Product ordered released under bond.     (F. D. C. No. 16023.
Sample No. 13452-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   May 7,1945, Southern District of Ohio.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :    On or about January 12,1945, from Davenport, Iowa.
PRODUCT: 86 100-pound bags of flour at Cincinnati, Ohio, in the possession of 
the Baltimore and Ohio Warehouse Co. The article was stored under insanitary 
conditions after shipment. Some bags were rodent-gnawed, and rodent excreta 
and urine stains were observed on them. Examination showed that the article 
was contaminated with urine.
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: June 11, 1945. The International Milling Co., claimant, having 
admitted the allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation was entered 
and the product was ordered released under bond for denaturing and con- 
version into animal feed under the supervision of the Food and Drug Adminis- 
tration.