9669. Adulteration of rolled oats.    U. S. v. 140 Bags of Rolled Oats.    Default
decree of condemnation and destruction. (F. D. C. No. 17076. Sample No. 
657-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   August 6,1945, Eastern District of North Carolina.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:    On or about January 25, 1945, by the Northern Illinois
Cereal Co., from Lockport, Ill. 
PBODTTOT :   140   100-pound bags of rolled oats at Fayetteville, N. C. 
LABEL, IN PART:   "Gold Medal   Choice- Rolled Oats." 
NATURE OF CHARGE:   Adulteration, Section 402 (a)  (3), the article consisted in
whole or in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of rodent
excreta, rodent hair fragments, weevils, and larvae. 
DISPOSITION:   November 21, 1945.   No claimant having appeared, judgment of
condemnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.