21559. Adulteration of flour.   U. S. v. 112 Bags, etc. (and 1 other seizure action).
<F. D. C. Nos. 36695, 36701.    Sample Nos. 19762-L to 19764-JD, inel., 
88527-L. 
LIBELS FILED :    March 22 and 25, 1954, Western District of Wisconsin.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about February 10 and 12 and March 5, 1954, from 
Minneapolis and Wabasha, Minn., and Grand Forks, N. Dak.
PRODUCT: 345 50-pound bags of flour at La Crosse, Wis., in possession of the 
Rice Grocery Co.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (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 adul- 
terated while held for sale after shipment in interstate commerce.
DISPOSITION : April 30, 1954. The Rice Grocery Co. having appeared as claim- 
ant, judgments of condemnation were entered and the court ordered that the 
product be released under bond for segregation of the unfit portion under the 
supervision of the Food and Drug Administration. As a result of the segrega- 
tion operations, 226 bags of the product were found unfit and were denatured 
for use as animal feed.