8326. Adulteration of whole wheat flour.   U. S. v. 40 Bags of Whole Wheat Flour.
Default decree of condemnation. Product ordered delivered to a Gov- 
ernment penitentiary, for use as hog feed. (F. D. C. No. 14999. Sample 
No. 602-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   January 22,1945, Middle District of Georgia.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:   On or about November 8, 1944, from Memphis, Tenn.
PRODUCT: 40 100-pound bags of whole wheat flour at Columbus, Ga., in the pos- 
session of the Colonial Baking Co. The product was stored under insanitary 
conditions after shipment. The bags were rodent-gnawed, and rodent pellets 
and urine stains were observed on them. Examination showed that the article 
was contaminated with rodent 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 might have become contaminated 
with filth.
DISPOSITION: February 16, 1945. No claimant having appeared, judgment of 
condemnation was entered and the product was ordered delivered to a Federal 
penitentiary, for use as hog feed.