18663. Adulteration of rice.   U. S. v. 50 Bags   *   *   *.    (F. D. C. No. 31923.
Sample No. 22l'53-L.)
LIBEL FILED :    October 22,
' 1951, Northern District of Alabama.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :    On or about September 8, 1951, from Houston, Tex.
PRODUCT:   50   100-pound bags of rice at Birmingham, Ala.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 4Q2 (a) (3), the article consisted 
in whole or in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of insects. 
The article was adulterated while held for sale after shipment in interstate 
commerce.,
DISPOSITION: November 27, 1951. Adolphus Rice Mills, Inc., Houston, Tex., 
claimant, having consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and the court ordered that the product be released under bond 
for segregation and destruction of the unfit portion, under the supervision of 
the Food and Drug Administration.
Segregation of the product was accomplished by a remilling operation. 
During the course of this operation, the product became commingled with 
another lot of rice being remilled. (See the preceding notice of judgment, 
No. 18662.) The total amount in both lots delivered for remilling consisted 
of 9,284 pounds, and the amount of rice fit for human consumption which,was 
recovered from the remilling operation consisted of 8,650 pounds.