8840. Adulteration of brewer's  grits.    17.  S.  v.  3,000 Bags  of Brewer's  Grits.
Consent decree of condemnation.   Product ordered released under bond.
(F. D. C. No. 15685.   Sample No. 31518-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   March 26,1945, Southern District of California.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about July 21 and August 1 and 2, 1944, from Fort 
Worth, Tex.
PRODUCT: 3,000 100-pound bags of brewer's grits at Los Angeles, Calif., in the 
possession of the Pacific Coast Warehouse. The article was stored under in- 
sanitary conditions after shipment. Some of the bags were rodent-gnawed, 
and rodent pellets were observed on them.  Examination showed that the article
*   contained rodent pellets, rodent hairs, and insect fragments.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the article 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: April 16, 1945. The Acme Brewing Co., Los Angeles, Calif., 
claimant, having admitted the allegations of the libel, judgment of condemna- 
tion was entered and the product was ordered released under bond to be brought 
into compliance with the law, under the supervision of the Food and Drug 
Administration.