8665. Adulteration of flour.    U. S. v. 55 Bags of Flour.    Consent decree of con¬
demnation. Product ordered released under bond. (F. D. C. No. 15413. 
Sample No. 18215-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   February 27,1945, Northern District of Iowa.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about February 15 and March 8, 1944, from Crete,
Nebr.
PRODUCT: 55 100-pound bags of flour at Dubuque, Iowa, in the possession of the 
Dubuque Wholesale Grocers. The product was stored under insanitary condi- 
tions after shipment. Some of the bags were rodent-gnawed, and rodent ex- 
creta and urine stains were observed on them.. Examination showed that the 
article contained rodent excreta, weevils, and larvae.
NATURE OF CHARGE : 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 : March 24, 1945, the Dubuque Wholesale Grocers, claimant, having 
admitted the allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation was entered 
and the product was ordered released under bond to be destroyed or brought 
into compliance with the law, under the supervision of the Food and Drug 
Administration.