2558. Adulteration of flour.   V. S. v. 19 Bags of Flour (and 4 other seizure actions
against flour); Decrees of condemnation. Portion of product - ordered 
released under bond to be denatured into animal feed; remainder ordered 
destroyed. (P. D. C. Nos.' 5325, 5326, 5805, 5859, 5914. Sample Nos. 963-E, 
969-E, 39961-E, 39969-E to 39974-E, incl., 67467-E.)
Between August 5 and October 13, 1941, the United States attorneys for the 
Middle District of'Georgia, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, and 
the Eastern District of Arkansas filed libels against the following quantities 
of flour: 19 96-pound bags and 14 48-pound bags at Royston, Ga.; 76 48-pound 
bags at Rolla, and 104 48-pound bags and 357 24-pound bags at Springfield, Mo.; 
and 75 48-pound bags at Blytheville, Ark., alleging that the article had been 
shipped within the period from on or about January 9 to on or about September 
10,1941, by the Blair Milling Co. from Atchison, Kans.; and charging that it was 
adulterated in that it consisted in whole or in part of a filthy substance.: The 
article was labeled in part: (Bags) "Snow Lake High Patent Flour"; "Bleached 
Blair'sBest Flour"; "B-.eached * * * Self-Rising Flour Blair's Certified 
'Flour Extraordinary' "; "Bleached Blair's Best Flour Extraordinary" ; "Bleached 
Blair's Certified Flour Extraordinary"; or "Bleached White Fox Extra High 
Patent Flour."
On November 18 and 25 and December 19, 1941, no claimant having appeared 
for the product seized at Royston, Rolla, and Blytheville, judgments of con- 
demnation were entered and the product was ordered destroyed. On February 
27, 1942, the claimant for the flour seized at Springfield having admitted the 
allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation was entered and the product 
was ordered released under bond to be denatured into animal feed.