10031. Adulteration of flour.    IT. S. v. 63 Bags of Flour.    Consent decree of con¬
demnation.    Product ordered released under bond.     (F. D. C. No. 17445. 
Sample No. 18272-H.)
LIBEL FILED :    September 12, 1945, Southern District of Iowa.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about June 1,1945, from Omaha, Nebr., by Omar, Inc.
PRODUCT: 63 100-pound bags of flour at Des Moines, Iowa, in the possession of 
Omar, Inc. The product was stored under insanitary conditions after ship- 
ment. Some of the bags were rodent-gnawed, and rodent excreta and urine 
stains were observed on them. Examination showed that the product con- 
tained rodent excreta, urine, weevils, and larvae.
NATURE OF CHARGE: 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: October 25, 1945. Omar, Inc., claimant, having consented to the 
entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was entered and the product was 
ordered released under bond to be denatured so that it could not be disposed 
of for human consumption, under the supervision of the Food and Drug 
Administration. 
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