11714. Adulteration of flour.    U. S. v. 215 Bags    *     *     *.     (F. D.  C. No. 21335.
Sample No. 43133-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   October 17, 1946, Western District of Virginia.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:   On or about July 18, 1946, from Nashville, Tenn.
PRODUCT: 215 25-pound bags of flour at Big Stone Gap, Va., in possession of 
Big Stone Wholesale, Bledsoe Bros. The product was stored under insani- 
tary conditions after shipment. Some of the bags were rodent-gnawed, and 
rodent excreta were observed on them. Examination showed that the product 
contained rodent hairs.
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
? hairs; and, Section 402 (a) (4), it had been held under insanitary con- 
ditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth.
DISPOSITION : March 20, 1947. Bledsoe Bros., a partnership, having consented to 
the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was entered and the prod-
. uct was ordered delivered to a charitable institution, for use solely as animal 
feed.