9226. Adulteration of flour.    U. S. v. 210 Bags of Flour.    Consent decree of con¬
demnation.    Product ordered released under bond.    (F. D. C. No. 19025. 
Sample No. 1247-H.)
LIBEL FILED :    On or about February 11, 1946, Northern District of Georgia.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about November 16 and 21, 1945, from Mascoutah, 
Illinois.
PRODUCT: 210 100-pound bags of flour at Atlanta, Ga., in the possession of the 
Puritan Mills. 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 
contained rodent pellets and rodent hairs and that it was contaminated with 
rodent urine.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the article 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: February 26, 1946. The Puritan Mills, claimant, having con- 
sented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was entered and 
the product was ordered released under bond for the separation of the fit 
from the unfit portion and the conversion of the unfit portion into stock feed, 
under the supervision of the Federal Security Agency.