8124. Adulteration of flour.    V. S. v. 99 Bags of Flour.    Consent decree of con¬
demnation.    Product ordered released under bond.     (F. D. C. No. 16645. 
Sample No. 772-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   June 26,1945, Northern District of Georgia.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:   On or about May 16, 1945, from Red Bud, Ill.
PRODUCT: 99 140-pound bags of flour at Griffin, Ga., in possession of the H. V. 
Kell Co. The product was stored under insanitary conditions after shipment. 
Some of the bags were rodent-gnawed, and rodent pellets and urine stains 
were observed on them. Examination showed that the product contained 
rodent pellets and was contaminated with rodent 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 contami- 
nated with filth.
DISPOSITION: July 23, 1945. The H. V. Kell Co., claimant, having consented 
to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was entered and the 
product was ordered released under bond for conversion into stock feed under 
the supervision of the Federal Security Agency.