10526. Adulteration of corn meal.    U. S. v. 1,199 Bags    *    *    *     (and 2 other
seizure actions). (F. D. C. Nos. 18879, 18881, 18922. Sample Nos. 9672-H, 
9824-H to 9827-H, incl.)
LIBELS FILED :   January 18 and 29, 1946, Western District of New York.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:   Between the approximate dates of November 9 and 23,
1945, from New Ulm, Minn.
PRODUCT: 1,902 100-pound bags of yellow corn meal at Buffalo, N. Y., in pos- 
session of Buffalo Merchandise Warehouse. The product was stored under 
insanitary conditions after shipment. The warehouse was heavily infested 
with rodents, and examination showed that the product contained rodent 
excreta.
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: January 23 and,February 4, 1946. The Gerhard Lang Brewery, 
Buffalo, N. Y., claimant, having consented to the entry of decrees, judgments 
of condemnation were entered and the product was ordered released under 
bond, conditioned that the unfit portion be denatured for use as animal feed, 
under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration.
FLOUR
Nos. 10527 to 10544 report actions involving flour that was insect- or 
rodent-infested, or both. (In those cases in which the time of contamination 
was known, that fact is stated in the notice of judgment.) The flour reported 
in Nos. 10545 and 10546 failed to meet the standard for enriched flour.