21103. Adulteration of flour.   U. S. v. 400 Bags, etc.    (F. D. C. No. 36179.    SamŽ
ple Nos. 63436-L, 63438-L, 63440-L, 63442-L, 63444-L, 63446-L, 
63448-L to 63459-L, incl.)
LIBEL FILED :   December 14,1953, Southern District of Illinois.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about May 14, June 23, July 10 and 22, August 18, 
19, and 31, September 30, and October 8, 14, 15, 16, 26, 27, and 31,1953, from
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( Davenport, Iowa, New Prague, Winona, and Minneapolis, Minn., Kansas City, 
Mo., and Fort Wayne, Ind.
PEODTTOT: 916 100-pound bags and 13 50-pound bags of flour at Peoria, Ill,, 
in possession of the Gateway Milling Co.
NATURE OF,CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 X a) (3), the article consisted 
in whole or in part of a filthy substance by reason of, the presence of rodent 
urine; and, Section 402 (a) (4), the article had been held under insanitary 
conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth. The article 
was adulterated while held for sale after shipment in interstate commerce.
DISPOSITION : March 25, 1954. The Gateway Milling 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 segregation 
and that the unfit portion be disposed of as animal feed, under, the supervision 
of the Department of ^Health, Education, and Welfare. As a result of the 
segregation operations, 665 bags of the product were found unfit and were 
denatured for use as hog feed.