8316. Adulteration of flour.    U. S. v. 210 Bags of Flour.   Default decree of con¬
demnation and destruction.    (F. D. C. No. 15083.    Sample No. 409-H.)
LIBEL FILED : On or about January 25, 1945, Southern District of Georgia. 
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:   On or about July 13, 1944, from Whitewater, Kans.
PRODUCT: 210 25-pound bags of flour at Augusta, Ga., in possession of McElmur- 
ray and Co. The product was stored under insanitary conditions after ship- 
ment. The bags were rodent-grawed, and rodent pellets and urine stains were 
observed on them. Examination showed that the article contained 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 might have become contam- 
inated with filth.
DISPOSITION: February 28, 1945. No claimant having appeared, judgment of 
condemnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.