8126. Adulteration of macaroni flour.    U. S. v. 63 Bags of Macaroni Flour.    Con¬
sent  decree of condemnation.    Product released under bond.     (F. D. C.
No. 16812.   Sample No. 29794-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   July 11,1945, Northern District of California.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :    On or about February 27, 1945, by the Prosser Flour Mills,
from North Prosser, Wash. 
PRODUCT:   63   100-pound bags of macaroni flour at Oakland, Calif. 
LABEL IN PART:    "Northwest Flour  Co.    San  Francisco   Distributors   Best
Macaroni Flour Unbleached." 
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,
larvae, rodent pellets, and rodent hairs.
DISPOSITION : August 10,1945. Robert J. Maini, trading as the Northwest Flour 
Co., claimant, having consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of con- 
demnation was entered and the product was ordered released under bond to 
be converted into stock feed under the supervision of the Federal Security 
Agency.