9229. Adulteration of flour.    17. S. v. 280 Bag's of Flour.    Consent decree of con¬
demnation.    Product ordered released under bond.     (F. D. C. No. 18872. 
Sample No. 58165-H.)
LIBEL FILED:   On or about January 17, 1946, Western District of Washington.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about August 28,1945, from Bozeman, Mont.
PRODUCT: 280 50-pound bags of flour at Seattle, Wash., in the possession of the 
Washington Co-operative Farmers Association. The product was stored under 
insanitary conditions after shipment. Some of the bags were rodent-gnawed, 
and rodent excreta and urine stains were observed on them. Examination 
showed that the product contained rodent excreta and urine.
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),4t had been 
held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated 
with filth.
DISPOSITION : January 30,1946. The Washington Co-operative Farmers Associa- 
tion, Seattle, Wash., claimant, having consented to the entry of a decree, judg- 
ment of condemnation was entered and the product was ordered released under 
bond to be converted into stock feed, under the supervision of the Food and 
Drug Administration.