8137. Adulteration of eorn flakes.    U. S. v. 48 Bags of Corn Flakes.    Decree of
condemnation.   Product ordered released under bond.    (F. D. C. No. 16179. 
Sample No. 30965-H.)
libel FILED :    May 12,1945, Southern District of California.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about December 22, 1944, from Decatur, Ill.
PRODUCT: 48 bags, each containing 50 pounds, of corn flakes at Los Angeles, 
Calif., in the possession of the M. E. Bear Co. The product was stored under 
insanitary conditions after shipment. Some of the bags were rodent-gnawed, 
and rodent excreta and urine stains were observed on them. Examination 
showed that the product was contaminated with urine and contained rodent 
hairs.
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 29,1945. The M. E. Bear Co., claimant, having admitted the 
allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation was entered and the product 
was ordered released under bond to be sold to the motion picture industry 
to be used for artificial snow, under the supervision of the Food and Drug 
Administration.