16708. Adulteration of cake flour.   U. S. v. 77 Bags   *   *   *.    (F. D. C. No.
28978.    Sample No. 48789-K.)
LIBEL FILED :   April 18,1950, Middle District of Pennsylvania.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:   On or about October 25, 1949, from Buffalo, N. Y.
PRODUCT:   77   100-pound bags of cake flour at Scranton, Pa.
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 rodent 
urine; and, Section 402 (a) (4), it had been held under insanitary conditions 
whereby it may have become contaminated with filth. The product was adul- 
terated while held for sale after shipment in interstate commerce.
DISPOSITION : June 9,1950. William G. Lukens, Scranton, Pa., 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 conversion 
into inedible paste, under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration.
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