10727. Adulteration of pastry flour.   U. S. v. 12 Bags   *   *   *.    (F. D. C. No. 18994.
Sample No. 8137-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   January 21, 1946, Eastern District of New York.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :    On or about September 13, 1945, from Minneapolis, Minn.
PRODUCT: 12 100-pound bags of pastry flour at Long Island City, N. Y., in 
possession of Mrs. Eggers Baking Company. 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 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 contam- 
inated with filth.
DISPOSITION: February 21, 1946. No claimant having appeared, judgment of 
condemnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.