17907. Adulteration of rice.   U. S. v. 45 Bags   *   *   *.    (F. D. C. No. 31429.
Sample No. 28355-L.)
LIBEL FILED :   July 16,1951, Northern District of California. 
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about February 28, 1951, from Abbeville, La. 
PRODUCT:    45   100-pound bags of rice at San Jose, Calif., in possession of the 
E. H. Renzel Co.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted 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 adulterated 
while held for sale after shipment in interstate commerce.
DISPOSITION: September 5, 1951. The E. H. Renzel Co., San Jose, Calif., 
claimant, having consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation
conditioned that it be disposed of in compliance with the law, under the super- 
vision of the Federal Security Agency. 1,685 pounds of clean rice were released, 
and 1,715 pounds were denatured and disposed of as animal feed.