30482. Adulteration of  flour.     U.  S.  v.  225  Bags  of Flour.     Default decree  of
condemnation and destruction.    (F. & D. No. 44087.    Sample No. 49777-D.)
This product, which had been shipped in interstate commerce and remained 
unsold and in the original packages at the time of examination, was found to be 
insect-infested.
On October 28, 1938, the United States attorney for the Northern District 
of Mississippi, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in 
the district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 225 bags of flour 
at Clarksdale, Miss.; alleging that the article had been shipped on or about 
September 21 and October 6, 1937, by Buhler Mill & Elevator Co. from Buhler, 
Kans.; and charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. 
The article was labeled in part: "Big Moon High Patent Flour * * * Re- 
liance Milling Co.   Ava, Ill."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted wholly or in 
part of a filthy vegetable substance.
On January 26, 1939, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.