7449. Adulteration of pearled barley.    U. S. v. 47 Bags of Barley.    Consent de¬
cree of condemnation.    Product ordered released under bond for salvag- 
ing.    (F. D. C. No. 14204.    Sample No. 86541-F.)
LIBEL FILED :   November 16,1944, Northern District of Illinois.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :    On June 27,1944, from St. Louis, Mo.
PRODUCT: 47 100-pound bags of pearled barley, at Chicago, Ill., in the posses- 
sion of the Keeley Brewing Co.
This product had been stored, after shipment, under insanitary conditions. 
Some of the bags were' rodent-gnawed, and rodent pellets were observed on 
the bags. Examination showed that the product contained rodent pellets, 
beetles, and larvae.
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 contami- 
nated with filth.
DISPOSITION: December 18, 1944. The Keeley Brewing Co., claimant, having 
admitted the allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation was entered 
and the product was ordered released under bond for salvaging, under the 
supervision of the Food and Drug Administration.