10043. Adulteration of phosphated flour.    U. S. v. 92 Bags of Phosphated Flour.
Consent decree of condemnation.    Product ordered released under bond.
(F. D. C. No. 17390.    Sample No. 1024-H.)
LIBEL FILED :    September 13, 1945, Northern District of Georgia.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:    On or about July 10, 1945, from Abilene, Kans.
PRODUCT: 92 50-pound bags of phosphated flour at Bowdon, Ga., in possession 
of the Roop Grocery Co. The product was stored under insanitary conditions 
after shipment. Some of the bags were rodent-gnawed, and rodent pellets and 
urine stains were observed on them. Examination showed that the flour was 
contaminated with rodent 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), it had 
been held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contami- 
nated with filth.
DISPOSITION: October 24, 1945. The Roop Grocery Co., claimant, having con- 
sented to the entry of a decree, judgment 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.