9620. Adulteration of corn meal. TJ. S. v. 2,135 Bags of Corn Meal. Consent decree of condemnation. Product ordered released under bond. (F. D. C. No. 16747. Sample Nos. 23005-H, 23006-H, 23008-H.) LIBEL FILED : June 30,1945, Western District of Tennessee. ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about April 2 and 25, 1945, from Crete and Omaha, Nebr. PRODUCT: 84 50-pound bags and 2,051 25-pound bags of corn meal at Memphis, Tenn., in the possession of W. B. Mallory and Sons Co. 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 article contained rodent excreta, rodent hair fragments, beetles, 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 contaminated with filth. DISPOSITION : July 6, 1945. W. B. Mallory and Sons Co., claimant, having con- sented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was entered and the product was ordered released under bond for segregation and conversion of the unfit portion into stock feed, under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration.