15669. Adulteration of rice.   U. S. v. 400 Bags   *   *   *.   (F. D. C. No. 27423.
Sample No. 33897-K.)
LIBEL FILED :   June 16,1949, Northern District of California.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:   On or about October 16, 1948, from Orowley, La.
PRODUCT: 400 50-pound bags of rice at San Francisco, Calif., in possession of 
the Gibralter Warehouse.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the article consisted in 
whole or in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of rodent urine; 
and, Section 402 (a) (4), it had been held under insanitary conditions whereby 
it may have become contaminated with filth. The article was adulterated 
while held for sale after shipment in interstate commerce.
DISPOSITION : September 22, 1949. J. S. Chu, trading as the Pacific Far East 
Co., San Francisco, Calif., claimant, having consented to the entry of a decree, 
judgment of condemnation was entered and the court ordered that the product 
be released under bond for segregation and conversion of the unfit portion into 
stock feed, under the supervision of the Federal Security Agency. A total of 
145 bags was segregated as fit for human consumption. The remainder, con- 
sisting of 255 bags was denatured and sold for use as animal feed.