16467. Adulteration of rice.   U. S. v. 50,000 Pounds   *   *   *.   (F. D. C. No.
29522.    Sample No. 85535-K.)
LIBEL FILED : August 9, 1950, District of Minnesota; amended libel filed August 
10, 1950.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about July 14, 1950, by the Rice Growers Assn. of 
California, from Sacramento, Calif.
PRODUCT:   50,000 pounds of rice at St. Paul, Minn.
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 insects, 
insect parts, and rodent hair fragments; and, Section 402 (a) (4), it had been 
prepared under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contami- 
nated with filth.
DISPOSITION : August 16,1950. The Rice Growers Assn. of California, 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 to 
be denatured for use as animal feed, under the supervision of the Federal 
Security Agency.