9034. Adulteration of rolled oats.    U. S. v. 25 Bags of Rolled Oats.    Default
decree  ordering  that the  product  be  destroyed unless  converted into 
animal feed.   (F. D. C. No. 15850.   Sample No. 18722-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   April 2,1945, District of Minnesota.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about November 10, 1944, and January 17, 1945, 
from Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
PRODUCT: 25 50-pound bags of rolled oats at Duluth, Minn., in the possession 
of the Twin Ports Wholesale Grocery Co. The article was stored under 
insanitary conditions after shipment. Rodent pellets and urine stains were 
observed on the bags, and examination showed that the article had been 
contaminated with rodent urine and'that it contained 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 may have become contami- 
nated with filth.
DISPOSITION: June 13, 1945. No claimant having appeared, judgment was 
entered ordering that the product be destroyed or converted into animal 
feed, under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration.