8116. Adulteration of flour.    U. S. v. 202 Bags of Flour.    Default decree of con¬
demnation and destruction.    (F. D. C. No. 16659.    Sample No. 359-H.)
LIBEL FILED :    July 2, 1945, Southern District of Georgia.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about May 3, 1945, from Atchison, Kans.
PRODUCT: 202 25-pound bags of flour at Brunswick, Ga., in the possession of 
Glynn Distributors. This product was stored under insanitary conditions after 
shipment. Many of the bags were rodent-gnawed, and rodent excreta and 
urine stains were observed on them. Examination showed that the product 
contained rodent excreta, rodent hairs, larvae, and insect fragments.
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: July 30, 1945. No claimant having appeared, judgment of con- 
demnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.