10215. Adulteration of flour.   U. S. v. 167 Bags of Flour.   Default decree of con¬
demnation.   Product ordered delivered to a public institution.    (F. D. C.
No. 17712,   Sample No. 23074-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   October 9, 1945, Eastern District of Arkansas.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:   On or about August 22, 1945, from Oklahoma City, Okla.
PRODUCT: 167 25-pound bags of flour at Little Rock, Ark., in the possession of 
the Merchants Wholesale Grocery 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 
product contained rodent excreta, rodent hairs, and larvae.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the article 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: December 3, 1945. No claimant having appeared, judgment of 
condemnation was entered and the product was ordered delivered to a public 
institution to be used as stock feed.