15409. Adulteration of rice, oatmeal, and prunes.  U. S. v. 17 Bags, etc   (F. D. C.
No. 25161.    Sample Nos. 2813-K to 2815-K, incl., 40136-K to 40138-K, 
incl.) 
LIBEL FILED :    August 3,1948, District of Maryland.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about August 29, September 25, and November 18, 
1946, and March 25 and May 14, 1948, from Lockport, Ill., Oakland and San 
Leandro, Calif., Stuttgart, Ark., and Edgewater, N. J.
PRODUCT: 29 100-pound bags of rice, 4 100-pound bags of oatmeal, and 861 
30-pound cases of prunes at Baltimore, Md.
NATURE OF CHARGE : Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the rice and oatmeal con- 
sisted in whole or in part of filthy substances by reason of the presence of 
insects and insect fragments, and the prunes consisted in whole or in part of a 
decomposed substance by reason of the presence of mold. The articles were 
adulterated while held for sale after shipment in interstate commerce.
DISPOSITION : August 30,1948. Institutional Foods, Inc., Baltimore, Md., claim- 
ant, having admitted the allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and the court ordered that the products be released under bond 
for segregation and denaturing of the unfit portions, for use as animal feed.
A total of 11,000 pounds of prunes was classified as of passable quality and 
released; the remainder of the prunes, amounting to 14,830 pounds, was de- 
stroyed on or about July 5, 1949'. The rice and oatmeal were denatured and 
converted into animal feed.