17753. Adulteration of flour and rice.   U. S. v. 14 Bags, etc.    (F. D. C. No. 31136.
Sample Nos. 1018-L to 1021-L, inel.)
LIBEL FILED :    May 18,1951, Southern District of Florida.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about February 17 and 22 and March 8, 1951, from 
Stuttgart, Ark.
PRODUCT: 59 25-pound bags of flour and 20 100-pound bags of rice at Orlando, 
Fla., in the possession of Chitty & Co.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the products consisted 
in whole or in part of filthy substances by reason of the presence therein of 
rodent urine; and, Section 402 (a) (4), they had been held under insanitary 
conditions whereby they may have become contaminated with filth. The 
products were adulterated while held for sale after shipment in interstate 
commerce.
entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was entered and the court ordered 
that the products be released under bond for segregating1 and denaturing the 
unfit portion, for use as animal feed, under the supervision- of the Food and 
Drug Administration. 150 pounds of flour and 100 pounds of rice were sal- 
vaged, and 1,350 pounds of flour and 1,900 pounds of rice were converted into 
animal feed.
MISCELLANEOUS CEREALS AND CEREAL PRODUCTS*