8175. Adulteration of sugar.   TJ. S. v. 95 Bags of Sugar.   Consent decree of con¬
demnation.    Product ordered released under bond.    (F. D. C. No. 16235. 
Sample No. 765-H.)
LIBEL FILED : May 24, 1945, Middle District of Georgia; libel amended May 28, 
1945.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about January 10,1945, from Tampa, Fla.
PRODUCT: 95 100-pound bags of sugar at Columbus, Ga., in the possession of the 
Muscogee Wholesale Grocers, Inc. The product was stored under insanitary 
conditions after shipment. Some of the bags were rodent-gnawed, and rodent 
pellets and urine stains were observed on them. Examination showed that the 
product was contaminated with rodent urine.
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 : June 21, 1945. The Muscogee Wholesale Grocers, Inc., Columbus, 
Ga., claimant, having consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condem- 
nation was entered and the product was ordered released under bond to be 
re-refined under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration.