8286. Adulteration of salt.    V. S. v. 48 Bags of Salt.    Decree of condemnation
and destruction.    (F. D. C. No. 16055.   Sample No. 4228-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   April 23, 1945, District of New Jersey.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about November 28, 1944, from Ludlowville, N. Y.
PRODUCT: 48 50-pound bags of salt at Atlantic City, N. J., in the possession of 
the Packman Brothers. The product was stored under insanitary conditions 
after shipment. Rodent pellets and urine stains were observed on the bags. 
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 contami- 
nated with filth.
DISPOSITION : June 22, 1945. The sole intervener having withdrawn its claim; 
judgment of condemnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.