6424. Adulteration of flour.    U. S. v. 102 Sacks  of Flour.    Consent decree  of
condemnation.    Product   ordered   released  under  bond.     (F.   D.   C.   No.
12184.    Sample No. 66545-F.)
LIBEL FILED :   April 15, 1944, Western District of Oklahoma.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about December 13,1943, and January 12,1944, from I
Salina, Kans. 
PRODUCT:   102  50-pound sacks of flour at Oklahoma City, Okla., in possession of
the Fleming Co. 
The flour was stored under insanitary conditions after shipment.   The bags
had been torn by rodents, and rodent nests were found in the stack of flour.
Examination of samples showed that the product contained rodent excreta and
rodent hairs. 
VIOLATIONS CHARGED:   Adulteration, Section 402 (a)  (3), the product consisted
in whole or in part of a filthy substance; and, Section 402 (a) (4), it had been
held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated
with filth. 
DISPOSITION :   May 16,1944.   The Fleming Co., claimant, having consented to the
entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was entered and the product was
ordered released under bond to be brought into compliance with the law under
the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration.   The unfit portion was
segregated and denatured for use as animal feed.