14354. Adulteration of rice.   U. S. v. 49 Bags   *    *    *.    (F. D. C. No. 25751.
Sample No. 93-K.)
LIBEL FILED :    September 15, 1948, Eastern District of South Carolina.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about May 1,1948, from De Witt, Ark.
PRODUCT: 49 100-pound bags of rice at Charleston, S. C, in possession of 
D. W. Ohiandt & Sons.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted 
in whole or in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of insects 
and rodent excreta; and, Section 402 (a) (4), it had been held under insanitary 
conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth. The product 
was adulterated while held for sale after shipment in interstate commerce.
DISPOSITION : January 11,1949. Default decree of condemnation. The product 
was ordered delivered to a charitable institution to be used for purposes other 
than for human consumption.