16763. Adulteration of rice.   U. S. v. 500 Bags   *    *   *.    (F. D. C. No. 29713.
Sample Nos. 35549-K to 35551-K, inch)
LIBEL FILED :   August 30,1950, Southern District of New York.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about August 4, 1950, by the Rice Growers Assn. of 
California, West Sacramento, Calif.
PRODUCT:   500   100-pound bags of rice at New York, N. Y.
LABEL IN PART : "Sello Rojo Arroz De California Cosechado Per Rice Growers 
Assn. of California   Elaboracion Especial Para Puerto Rico."
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 insect parts; and, Section 402 (a) (4), it had been prepared under insani- 
tary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth.
DISPOSITION : October 25, 1950, The Trident Brokerage Co., 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 
by mixing with fish meal, under the supervision of the Food and Drug 
Administration.
DAIRY PRODUCTS
BUTTER
The following cases report actions involving butter that consisted in whole 
or in part of a filthy or decomposed substance, No. 16764; that was below the
legal standard for milk fat content, Nos.  16764 to 16 766;  and that was 
short of the declared weight, No. 16766.