20458. Adulteration of wheat.    U. S. v. 106,000 * * *.    (F. D. C. No. 33381.
Sample No. 48546-L.)
LIBEL FILED :   June 5,1952, District of Minnesota.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about May 20, 1952, by the Pickert Grain Co., from 
Pickert, N. Dak.
PRODUCT:   106,000 pounds of wheat at Minneapolis, Minn.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (2), the article contained 
an added poisonous and deleterious substance, a mercurial compound, which 
is unsafe within the meaning of the law since it is a substance not required 
in the production of the article and can be avoided by good manufacturing 
practice.
DISPOSITION : July 23, 1952. The Pickert Grain 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 for reprocessing into seed 
wheat, under the supervision of the Federal Security Agency.