9666. Adulteration of white corn grits.    V. S. v. 371 Bags of White Corn Grits.
Consent decree of condemnation.    Product ordered released under bond.
(F. D. C. No. 16446.   Sample No. 31536-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   June 14,1945, Southern District of California.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :    On or about April 14,1945, from Kankakee, Ill.
PRODUCT: 371 100-pound bags of white corn grits at Los Angeles, Calif., in the 
possession of the Eainier Brewing Co. The product was stored under insani- 
tary 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 and rodent hair fragments.
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 : June 29,1945. The Eainier Brewing Co., claimant, having admitted 
that the product was adulterated, judgment of condemnation 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.